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Parachute facts (allegedly!)
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Re: Parachute facts (allegedly!)
I loved this "fact":
--kiloran
UK charity parachute jumpers injure themselves so frequently that, for every £1 they raise for charity, they cost the public health system £13.75
--kiloran
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Re: Parachute facts (allegedly!)
That was the allegation that made me hesitant to state these were all real 'facts', hence my use of 'allegedly' in the title.
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Re: Parachute facts (allegedly!)
Makes me wonder how the benefit-to-charity vs cost-to-NHS balance worked out on this story I just read on the BBC...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-h ... e-54696016
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-h ... e-54696016
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Re: Parachute facts (allegedly!)
This caught my attention:
5. There is a sport called Banzai Skydiving. You throw the parachute out of the airplane first and then jump after it.
5. There is a sport called Banzai Skydiving. You throw the parachute out of the airplane first and then jump after it.
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Re: Parachute facts (allegedly!)
XFool wrote:This caught my attention:
5. There is a sport called Banzai Skydiving. You throw the parachute out of the airplane first and then jump after it.
If https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banzai_skydiving is to be believed, NomoneyNohoney's use of "allegedly" is fully justified...
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Re: Parachute facts (allegedly!)
On the other hand, jumping without any parachute at all has been done, you just need a big net to catch you....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz2W_QC5vKs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz2W_QC5vKs
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Re: Parachute facts (allegedly!)
I was told that if there were any problems with the parachute, just bring it back and they will happily swap it for another one.
The second bit of wisdom was to cross your legs...........
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Then they could unscrew you from the ground.
The second bit of wisdom was to cross your legs...........
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Then they could unscrew you from the ground.
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