shunkka 0 #1 March 13, 2004 Why all my whuffo friends have this questions here is top 5 1. what are u doing if ur chute dont open (always this is the first question) 2. u want 2 suicide? 3. u jump stoned? 4. u pay for this? / i`ll never jump even someone give me 10.000 bucks 5. WHY U WEAR A HELMET!!! - if ur chute dont open ur helmet can HELP???? (this is a very frequant question :))))) anyone have more? ------------------------- "jump, have fun, pull" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJatLarge 0 #2 March 13, 2004 "So who packs your chute?" "wow, you pack your own, you must have a death wish!" "If I go sometime, I don't want you to pack my chute!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OmriMon 0 #3 March 13, 2004 "wow u have 300 jumps, what do u do on evry jump execpt fall" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ifics 0 #4 March 13, 2004 "How many time have you jumped?" "80 something" "Do you want to die or something?" "no..." I have had that one a couple times before, also, "What are the odds of something going wrong?" I don't usually answer that one so it makes them nervous. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aviatrr 0 #5 March 13, 2004 Quote1. what are u doing if ur chute dont open (always this is the first question) This one's easy....just get this really worried look on your face, and say(as convincingly as possible)...."Oh my god, I never thought about that!...ah, fuck it - it hasn't failed to open yet!".. Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #6 March 13, 2004 "Why do you jump from a perfectly good airplane?" (That, by far, is first place in my experience) "What happens if your chute doesn't open?" So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cHoDaBoY 0 #7 March 13, 2004 "what if your chute doesnt open" I always answer with "well if it doesnt open then im going to call the manuafactures and ask for my f'n money back" Q. Why do birds sing? A. Because they dont have to pack when they land Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee03 0 #8 March 13, 2004 1. you crazy? 2. i fraid of heights, i couldn do that 3. why you jump out of perfect good airplane (whuffo, go figure) 4. you got two parachute in that backpack? 5. how high you jump?-------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #9 March 13, 2004 The one I get most at work: "...and you're a system SAFETY engineer???" "Yep. Survived over 170 times so far. I must know something about safety right?" "Wow. Do you jump with the round chutes or the square ones?" Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddler 0 #10 March 13, 2004 Quotei`ll never jump even someone give me 10.000 bucks I'm convinced this all balances out somehow in the Universe. Most people don't really think about skydiving. A few people wouldn't do it if someone gave them $10,000. I've spent more than $10,000 for the privilege of skydiving, as have many of my skydiving friends. For every person that's not willing to jump for money, there's one person that's willing to spend the money to jump.Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chaoskitty 0 #11 March 13, 2004 I was chatting with a whuffo the other day and he said "Theres no skill involved in skydiving. All you have to do is pull the cord!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrogNog 1 #12 March 13, 2004 QuoteI was chatting with a whuffo the other day and he said "Theres no skill involved in skydiving. All you have to do is pull the cord!" The great quote for that is in the Skydiver's Handbook: "What you have to do is easy. Where you have to do it is the hard part." -=-=-=-=- Pull. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrogNog 1 #13 March 13, 2004 If I bring my rig to work and someone who knows what it is sees it on my back, I hear far too often "Are you planning on jumping off the building?" I work in a city that has a limit on how high buildings can be. Maximum is 3 floors. No, I'm not going to jump off that, and if I were going to, a parachute wouldn't make much of a difference. -=-=-=-=- Pull. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
damion75 0 #14 March 13, 2004 From a friend... "How high do you jump from" "normally about 13000ft" "Wow - isnt it more dangerous to jump from THAT high?!" More dangerous as compared to what? jumping from 10ft I guess it is...!*************** Not one shred of evidence supports the theory that life is serious - look at the platypus. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #15 March 13, 2004 QuoteQuotei`ll never jump even someone give me 10.000 bucks I'm convinced this all balances out somehow in the Universe. Most people don't really think about skydiving. A few people wouldn't do it if someone gave them $10,000. I've spent more than $10,000 for the privilege of skydiving, as have many of my skydiving friends. For every person that's not willing to jump for money, there's one person that's willing to spend the money to jump. I wish someone paid me 10'000 bucks for each jump I do... Wouldn't be the richest dude around, but rich enough...scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoadRash 0 #16 March 13, 2004 QuoteI was chatting with a whuffo the other day and he said "Theres no skill involved in skydiving. All you have to do is pull the cord!" I have one word for that guy...dumbass... ~R+R...Need sleep...~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Fly the friendly skies...^_^...})ii({...^_~... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
falxori 0 #17 March 13, 2004 Quote4. u pay for this? / i`ll never jump even someone give me 10.000 bucks no one has ever offered me... O "Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #18 March 13, 2004 can you breathe at these altitudes/speeds ?? how much altitude do you gain when you open the parachute ?scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BASE813 0 #19 March 13, 2004 QuoteI have one word for that guy...dumbass this is exactly the attitude that makes people think we are tossers with an eliteist attitude. Why is someone dumb because they have chosen not to learn about a certain subject? Were you also born with all your "skydiving" knowledge? The slating of people because they dont know about a specialist actitivity is shitty and also makes you look like a "dumbass" Get a grip.............. just my non-skydiving 2 whuffos worth! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #20 March 13, 2004 "You've jumped from a helicoptor? Isn't there a chance that you'll hit the rotor whey you get yanked up after you open your chute?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #21 March 13, 2004 from a hot air balloon ?? They don't go THAT high...scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cindee 0 #22 March 13, 2004 I only have 8 jumps, (whuffo's think that's a lot), because I broke my leg on jump # 8. When I was hobbling around on crutches and people found out I hurt myself skydiving, many asked, "What happened? Didn't the chute open?" And these whuffo's are considered to be smart people !__________________________________________________ "If happy little bluebirds fly above the rainbow, why oh why can't I?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoadRash 0 #23 March 13, 2004 QuoteQuoteI have one word for that guy...dumbass this is exactly the attitude that makes people think we are tossers with an eliteist attitude. Why is someone dumb because they have chosen not to learn about a certain subject? Were you also born with all your "skydiving" knowledge? The slating of people because they dont know about a specialist actitivity is shitty and also makes you look like a "dumbass" Get a grip.............. just my non-skydiving 2 whuffos worth! So much for being funny at 5am......Did you happen to read what I had responded to? I was responding to the fact that someone believed that skydiving was easy yet had never tried it...before you call me an elitest...read what I was posting a reply to...Most people I speak to think it must be really hard to learn to skydive...this individual that was being quoted was ASSuming quite a bit. I try not to assume anything, but I also try not to UNDERESTIMATE anything either. ~R+R~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Fly the friendly skies...^_^...})ii({...^_~... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cindee 0 #24 March 13, 2004 Oh crap! I'll probably get flamed too because I said this: "And these whuffo's are considered to be smart people ! " Disclaimer - I really don't think whuffo's are dumb. I just thought it was funny that some thought I would only end up with a broken leg if my chute didn't open. __________________________________________________ "If happy little bluebirds fly above the rainbow, why oh why can't I?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BASE813 0 #25 March 13, 2004 fair point. But my reply was not just fired at you - but the general feeling from skydivers that "whuffos" are stupid because they dont know about skydiving. There are posts after posts about this. Its one gripe I have with skydiving. Sorry to aim it at you. We are all whuffos in one sense or another so why think people are stupid because they dont have the same interest as you? I bet I know more about BASE jumping than alot of skydivers - but i dont think they are stupid, even if they are now "whuffos" to my sport??? get my point?? Quote Oh crap! I'll probably get flamed too because I said this: "And these whuffo's are considered to be smart people ! " Disclaimer - I really don't think whuffo's are dumb. I just thought it was funny that some thought I would only end up with a broken leg if my chute didn't open I have met people that think BASE is safer because its lower than skydiving, some people also beleived that I would not need a parachute????? - but they are not stupid, they just dont have the knowldege to make an informed statement. Before you slate a "whuffo" just think what they may know about that you dont - but does that make you stupid?????? just my whuffo head speaking! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
