Andrewwhyte 1 #26 May 17, 2007 What he said,...or something. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trae 1 #27 May 17, 2007 in reply to "If you knew you'd someday die from skydiving, would you continue to jump? " ........................................... ALL of us are already dead. most of us just don't know it yet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kmfenaughty 0 #28 May 17, 2007 Quote If you knew you were going to die from living, would you stop living? Exactly ! Enjoy every day like it's you're last ... cause it just might be Think about that when you're on the way to work and see a beautiful sunrise …. and you keep going cause you’re caught up in the day-to-day BS, if you knew this was you’re last sunrise would you pull off the road and just enjoy it? And for all of you that jump at “The Ranch” just think about coming down Storm King Mountain on 9W headed towards West Point … with some fresh fallen snow covering the dark of winter as the sun slowly rises in the sky. The dark and turbulent Hudson River set against a background of fresh fallen snow as you look towards Garrison … how many of us have ever pulled off the road just to watch the absolute beauty. Kinda like the feeling of stepping out the door at FL135 for the first time and looking out at the horizon in total awe … knowing it could kill you. I think we all know the answer … don’t we 99% of the people on this earth are sheep ... dare to be different Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chrismgtis 0 #29 May 17, 2007 Quote Hang on, that is a trick question. If I KNEW I WAS going to die from skydiving, it means even if I stop skydiving I am still going to die from skydiving. Why? Because I already know I will die from skydiving. Somehow in someway I would end up dying skydiving, thus stopping skydiving would not protect me, thus I would continue to skydive. Stay Healthy, ~ Allen What!? Rodriguez Brother #1614, Muff Brother #4033 Jumped: Twin Otter, Cessna 182, CASA, Helicopter, Caravan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #30 May 17, 2007 Quote When I was younger we had these things called "records". They were vinal discs, with grooves in them. If you had an imperfect recording on one, you would be able to hear the grooves to either side of the one you were currently listenting to. In one way, you were "listening" to both the past, present and future all at the same time. An hourglass, by contrast, has many particles of sand all traveling through a narrow passage. It's practically impossible to know for certain when one of the particles not yet at the passage will eventually pass though, but you can be fairly certain that eventually it will. Likewise, once it has passed through, it gets burried by the other particles which shift their place in the "history" of the pile. Is time an hourglass or a record? Do all the possibilities come together and create now, or are we simply moving along a predetermined path like a record? (Geebus, what the hell was in that Vente Mochachino I just had?!?) I don't know what the hell you said but it sure gave me a headache! Holy bejeezus, man...my brain isn't wired for that. My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #31 May 17, 2007 Quote Today a young man on acid realized that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration, that we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively, there is no such thing as death, life is only a dream, and we are the imagination of ourselves. Bill Hicks I assume that "today" really means "today" in which case I claim first rights to that thought because I had it back in 1969. I tried to write it down but the next day, I couldn't read my handwriting and I missed my chance at philosophical fame. My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #32 May 17, 2007 I tried to write it down but the next day, I couldn't read my handwriting... Quote Next time try washin' off some of that 'hand lotion' as you call it! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nicolai 0 #33 May 17, 2007 I know I'm gonna die anyway so it might as well be skydiving... I'd rater die from skydiving than e. g. cancer.. You cannot choose how to die BUT you can choose how to live... I choose to jump But thats just me.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
countzero 7 #34 May 17, 2007 "heck yes, i would" napolean dynamite.diamonds are a dawgs best friend Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #35 May 17, 2007 "Life. No one get out alive."---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
78RATS 0 #36 May 17, 2007 if your answer is "no", you shouldn't be jumping. Rat for Life - Fly till I die When them stupid ass bitches ask why Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mktoson 0 #37 May 17, 2007 I think that there is a difference here. The question he posits is an absolute...a certain death from the sport. An increased risk or possibility is complete different than the absolute. I know that skydiving increases the chance of death, but it doesn't guarantee that I will die from it. I can deal with increase risk, not certain death, associate with the sport. If the mortality rate from skydiving activities was 100%, no I don't think I would be doing it. So far, this is the oldest I've ever been. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,451 #38 May 17, 2007 Hi Kevin, QuoteThink about that when you're on the way to work and see a beautiful sunrise …. and you keep going cause you’re caught up in the day-to-day BS, if you knew this was you’re last sunrise would you pull off the road and just enjoy it? About 15 years ago I was working down in Brazil. Where I lodged was about 45 minutes from where I was working and the company provided a driver for me. One evening we were returning to the hotel and this amazing lightning storm was taking place (Brazil has the most amazing lightning storms I have ever seen, difficult to properly describe). I told the driver to pull over and stop and I spent about 1/2 hour just watching it. Life is just too short not to take advantage of these types of situations. Jerry Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheBachelor 5 #39 May 17, 2007 A number of years ago, I told my father that if I died skydiving, it was all worth it. It has brought a lot of enjoyment to my life -- one old girlfriend noted that I now have a "passion" that I didn't have before.There are battered women? I've been eating 'em plain all of these years... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kaustik 3 #40 May 17, 2007 We're all going to die. There's no standing up that date. Might as well have some fun while we're here right? The future belongs to those of us still willing to get our hands dirty. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
towerrat 0 #41 May 17, 2007 Quote if your answer is "no", you shouldn't be jumping. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- That's absolutely rediculous. Just because I don't want to burn in doesn't mean I shouldn't be jumping.Or, if your doctor told you that if you jumped you would die because of medical reasons you're telling me that you would still jump? Give me a break guys, skydiving is a great sport, and a cool way of life but it's not the Holy Fucking Grail. Sometimes you people blow me away Play stupid games, win stupid prizes! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
michalm21 2 #42 May 17, 2007 Quote ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- That's absolutely rediculous. Just because I don't want to burn in doesn't mean I shouldn't be jumping.Or, if your doctor told you that if you jumped you would die because of medical reasons you're telling me that you would still jump? Give me a break guys, skydiving is a great sport, and a cool way of life but it's not the Holy Fucking Grail. Sometimes you people blow me away Finally something I agree with. Skydiving is amazing, but we can't forget it's only a part of our life. There are other things to enjoy in life, and it's not like you're dead when you stop jumping (so give me a break with life=skydiving comparisons ) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azdiver 0 #43 May 17, 2007 Quote Quote Today a young man on acid realized that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration, that we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively, there is no such thing as death, life is only a dream, and we are the imagination of ourselves. Bill Hicks I assume that "today" really means "today" in which case I claim first rights to that thought because I had it back in 1969. I tried to write it down but the next day, I couldn't read my handwriting and I missed my chance at philosophical fame. like tool muchlight travels faster than sound, that's why some people appear to be bright until you hear them speak Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RMURRAY 1 #44 May 18, 2007 "it's like the man said....its better to go like this, than in some senseless tragedy....I mean I'd rather burn in at 200 miles an hour and have somes laughs than eat it in a car accident. I mean...that's a REALLY DUMB way to go..." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa3r60VQhvk rm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skypuppy 1 #45 May 18, 2007 If your granddad was a skydiver, almost certainly he would have packed his own gear.... Using packers for your personal gear is a fad that only appeared in the last 15 years or so around here. Most people in the 80's wouldn't want someone else packing their shit.If some old guy can do it then obviously it can't be very extreme. Otherwise he'd already be dead. Bruce McConkey 'I thought we were gonna die, and I couldn't think of anyone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
damion75 0 #46 May 18, 2007 Quote If you knew you'd someday die from skydiving, would you continue to jump? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some people can drive 200,000 miles and still suck at driving, others can get behind the wheel and win Nascar. Hell no - I'd take up NASCAR!!! *************** 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
78RATS 0 #47 May 18, 2007 Quote That's absolutely rediculous. Hey. I resemble that remark. Quote Just because I don't want to burn in doesn't mean I shouldn't be jumping. It is not a matter of wanting to, it's a matter of accepting the FACT that skydiving kills people in all kinds of random and unforseeable ways. That someone could very well be me. To do otherwise is to think "that won't happen to me." granted not the same as "knowing" you will die skydiving, but there is a thin line between that and deluding yourself about the facts. Rat for Life - Fly till I die When them stupid ass bitches ask why Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
towerrat 0 #48 May 18, 2007 Quote It is not a matter of wanting to, it's a matter of accepting the FACT that skydiving kills people in all kinds of random and unforseeable ways. That someone could very well be me. To do otherwise is to think "that won't happen to me." granted not the same as "knowing" you will die skydiving, but there is a thin line between that and deluding yourself about the facts. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MMMMMMM............OK........... Substitute the word skydiving with almost anything else you do in life that requires more than getting off of your couch. If I knew for absolutely positive that I would die skydiving, I would quit. Just like I would stop driving, riding my motorcycle, or any number of other relatively dangerous things that you do in life. It's all risk vs. reward, but if you are sure to die then where the hell is the reward? Hell I could fall off a ladder tomorrow and die, but if I knew it would kill me I would stay the hell off the ladder........duh! Play stupid games, win stupid prizes! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
labrys 0 #49 May 18, 2007 Quote It is not a matter of wanting to, it's a matter of accepting the FACT that skydiving kills people in all kinds of random and unforseeable ways. That someone could very well be me. To do otherwise is to think "that won't happen to me." granted not the same as "knowing" you will die skydiving, but there is a thin line between that and deluding yourself about the facts. There isn't a thin line at all. Accepting risk is not the same as knowing something will kill you. If the fatality rate in skydiving was 100% very, very few people would do it. I'm okay with the idea that I might die jumping. I'm not okay with the idea that I will die jumping. Should I sell my gear?Owned by Remi #? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pinkfairy 0 #50 May 20, 2007 There are no stupid questions but a lot of inquisitive idiots. Really. Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
