The ultimate "No shit, there I was" story

[rifleman 70]

This lucky bastard needs to buy a lottery ticket

http://www.thecourier.co.uk/News/Perthshire/article/21124/a-miracle-tale-british-parachute-association-amazed-by-teenager-s-survival.html

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[dorbie 0]

It says he got his reserve out but it was a ball of crap, that could mean anything.

This is another miracle Mike story without video.

[JohnMitchell 16]

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It says he got his reserve out but it was a ball of crap, that could mean anything.

This is another miracle Mike story without video.

Agreed. "Chute didn't open properly" means anything from a tension knot to a bad lock or total. I've heard too many inaccurate news stories and whuffo accounts of "chute didn't open but the dude lived."

[riddler 0]

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This is another miracle Mike story without video.

It's fair to say that every skydiving story needs accompanying video.

In fact, next time some whuffo tells me he's an ace skydiver, I'm going to ask what kind of camera he jumps. If he says none, I will call bullshit

Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

[Squeak 17]

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In fact, next time some whuffo tells me he's an ace skydiver, I'm going to ask what kind of camera he jumps. If he says none, I will call bullshit

I dont jump a camera, but then again you said "ace skydiver", Im not one of those VERY far from it

You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky)
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How's yours doing?

[airtwardo 7]

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This is another miracle Mike story without video.

It's fair to say that every skydiving story needs accompanying video.

In fact, next time some whuffo tells me he's an ace skydiver, I'm going to ask what kind of camera he jumps. If he says none, I will call bullshit

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