20/20 Episode: Scared Stiff

[kbordson 8]

Interesting "news" program on how media influences society "fear" and a segment on "thrill seekers" like us crazy skydivers

http://abcnews.go.com/2020/

edit to actually make it a clicky

[MikeForsythe 0]

CLICKY

Time and pressure will always show you who a person really is!

[1969912 0]

Here is a clicky so I have something to click:

http://abcnews.go.com/2020/

"Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ."
-NickDG

[MikeForsythe 0]

To slow!

Time and pressure will always show you who a person really is!

[GravityJunky 0]

Schweeet Wem made national TV again!

*My Inner Child is A Fucking Prick Too!
*Everyones entitled to be stupid but you are abusing the priviledge
*Well I'd love to stay & chat, But youre a total Bitch! {Stewie}

[kbordson 8]

DAMN.... I fixed it even as you were being so "helpful"

[1969912 0]

yeah, and i can't get the video to play!

"Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ."
-NickDG

[TrophyHusband 0]

those were some wicked aerials they showed of jeb corliss.

"Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama
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[Shell666 0]

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Interesting "news" program on how media influences society "fear" and a segment on "thrill seekers" like us crazy skydivers

http://abcnews.go.com/2020/

edit to actually make it a clicky

That's just coming on here right now ... thanks for the heads up.

Looks interesting.

'Shell

[Shell666 0]

The "fear segment" is actually quite interesting.

Guess the thrill seeker segment is coming up ...

'Shell

[ACMESkydiver 0]

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those were some wicked aerials they showed of jeb corliss.

[yawn]



jeb corliss is sooo...5 minutes ago.

~Jaye
Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

[Shell666 0]

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those were some wicked aerials they showed of jeb corliss.

[yawn]



jeb corliss is sooo...5 minutes ago.

Guess I can stop watching now.



But now I have to see it.

'Shell

[Gene03 0]

They spoke of the bolling, bowling, boweling effect?
The safer you try to make something, the more risks people tend to take.
I've tried many google checks with different spellings and can't find anything on it.
Anybody have any info?

“The only fool bigger than the person who knows it all is the person who argues with him.

Stanislaw Jerzy Lec quotes (Polish writer, poet and satirist 1906-1966)

[bbarnhouse 0]

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those were some wicked aerials they showed of jeb corliss

Take a look at the USPA Nationals video from 2003...freestyle team AZDZ round 1

[Shell666 0]

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They spoke of the bolling, bowling, boweling effect?
The safer you try to make something, the more risks people tend to take.
I've tried many google checks with different spellings and can't find anything on it.
Anybody have any info?

There's info from the episode here. Refers to the "lulling effect".

'Shell

[kenz 0]

i thought the episode was GREAT... it made me laugh how much emphasis the media makes on "bad news" so much so that we as a society live in constant fear - though they said the risk takers (i.e. us) have different brains to allow us to live on the edge

it was kind of an eye opener when all of the kids were talking about how scared they are of kidnappings - oh well i don't want to start making this turn into a sc thread

but there was a lot of funny stuff in it too - like stossel putting on a long wig riding his bike and drivers gave him a significant amount more room - come on now we're not THAT bad

"life does throw curveballs sometimes but it doesn't mean we shouldn't still swing for the homerun" ~ me

[Shell666 0]

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but there was a lot of funny stuff in it too - like stossel putting on a long wig riding his bike and drivers gave him a significant amount more room - come on now we're not THAT bad

That WAS funny!

'Shell

[Gene03 0]

Thanks Shell,
Must be my 56 year old ears.
Sometimes at the DZ someone says awesome and I hear "pond scum".
Lulling effect makes a lot more sense.

“The only fool bigger than the person who knows it all is the person who argues with him.

Stanislaw Jerzy Lec quotes (Polish writer, poet and satirist 1906-1966)

[Shell666 0]

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Thanks Shell,
Must be my 56 year old ears.
Sometimes at the DZ someone says awesome and I hear "pond scum".
Lulling effect makes a lot more sense.

Glad to help. And while I don't know you, perhaps you heard right with pond scum.

'Shell

[Gene03 0]

Hey now, why I otta, yup. Nevermind.

“The only fool bigger than the person who knows it all is the person who argues with him.

Stanislaw Jerzy Lec quotes (Polish writer, poet and satirist 1906-1966)

[Shell666 0]

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Hey now, why I otta, yup. Nevermind.

'Shell