kingbunky 3 #1 March 19, 2003 might want to wait for a little more r&d... ananova 'Minor adjustments' needed after parachute failed to open A Chinese man was slightly injured after he jumped from a 180ft cliff to test his homemade parachute. Qin Ning, 33, landed in a pool of water after his parachute failed to open. He told the Beijing Star Daily that some minor adjustments were needed before it could be put on the market."Hang on a sec, the young'uns are throwin' beer cans at a golf cart." MB4252 TDS699 killing threads since 2001 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #2 March 19, 2003 "A Chinese man was slightly injured after he jumped from a 180ft cliff to test his homemade parachute. Qin Ning, 33,.." Sure he wasn't called Dum Fuk? -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miked10270 0 #3 March 19, 2003 I'd heard he was "Lo-Huk". Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #4 March 19, 2003 Or perhaps Kah-Pow __________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miked10270 0 #5 March 19, 2003 Wait a minute... 180ft! Isn't that a bit less than 5 seconds.... Musta' been called "Mal-Func...." Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
narcimund 0 #6 March 19, 2003 Is the funny part that he built a parachute? Didn't ALL base equipment manufacturing start with prototypes? All skydiving gear as well for that matter? Or maybe the funny part is that he's Chinese. Chinese people are funny. Or maybe the funny part is he jumped from 180 feet. No, that's not funny. It's incredibly courageous. Or maybe it's that he only got "minor injuries". After a 180' fall, that tells me his parachute is pretty damn close to perfect. First Class Citizen Twice Over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveMonkey 0 #7 March 19, 2003 either way, he's going for a Darwin !! ____________________ Say no to subliminal messages Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingbunky 3 #8 March 19, 2003 no, the fact that he's chinese is not funny, he just happened to be chinese. no, he's not courageous for jumping from 180 feet on an unproven design, he is a darwin candidate. i'm sure that other innovators in the sport had some failures as well, but i am equally sure that they did it from a higher altitude and a reserve that was proven. he was lucky. it's just something i found kinda funny. i'm sorry if you thought i was being insensitive and/or racist, that was not my intent."Hang on a sec, the young'uns are throwin' beer cans at a golf cart." MB4252 TDS699 killing threads since 2001 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #9 March 19, 2003 Well I thought it was funny. Why expose yourself to enormous risk trying to invent something that has been around for ages..... Sheesh, peope are really edgy right now.....can't imagine why. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 235 #10 March 19, 2003 I think what puts how stupid he was into perspective is that he says he needs to meke only "minor adjustments" before he puts it on the market after it just failed to open. And yes, it's funny that he's a Chinaman. "Me paruchute no open. Me vewy rucky.""I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #11 March 19, 2003 Quote"Me paruchute no open. Me vewy rucky." - Chow Yam Splat__________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jraf 0 #12 March 19, 2003 He was slightly injured...at birth, otherwise he would have put a bit more R&D in the design jraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingbunky 3 #13 March 19, 2003 ... Sum Ting Wong? "Hang on a sec, the young'uns are throwin' beer cans at a golf cart." MB4252 TDS699 killing threads since 2001 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hookitt 1 #14 March 19, 2003 Quote He was slightly injured...at birth, otherwise he would have put a bit more R&D in the design I think it's more like: he would have put more altitude between him and the ground.My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveMonkey 0 #15 March 19, 2003 I think less would have been better in this case, around 179 feet less ____________________ Say no to subliminal messages Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #16 March 19, 2003 I wonder it the "parachute" was a plastic garbage bag tied to a book bag?--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,119 #17 March 19, 2003 >I wonder it the "parachute" was a plastic garbage bag tied to a book bag? I bet it worked better than my fishing pole and bedsheet hang glider, first tested around 1975 in a big sand pit. Like this guy, at least I tried it over something soft. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #18 March 19, 2003 Hey, I had a handful of "Parachute" tests jumping off the roof and stuff like that when I was young. Much like said design. --"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
