FAR's and wingsuit landing w/o a parachute?

[AndyMan 7]

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Now all you need to add is a little food coloring and some sugar syrup

Frozen sugar crystals are sharp and pointy. Not such a good idea.

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[kallend 2,113]

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AAHHH but you see thats where it gets dangerous. With all the friction thats bound to be generated by the pilot once he lands on our green jello snow cone surface, that there will undoubtedly be a carmalization and crystalization of the sugar. if things DON"T go as planed there could be a fire generated by the rapidly heated sugar content. So now we must factor for the temperature that sugar becomes unstable and what effect if any the cool temperature of the green jello snow cone will have on this.

Isn't it already established that 26 degrees (arctan 1/2) is the correct temperature?

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[LouDiamond 1]

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Frozen sugar crystals are sharp and pointy. Not such a good idea.

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Isn't it already established that 26 degrees (arctan 1/2) is the correct temperature?

You both have valid points. However, frozen water crystals are quite pointy too but we have the cushioning effeect of the jello. While some believe it is denser than water it does have a sort of jiggly cushioning effect due to the "stuff" in it and therefore negates the pointy ends of the frozen water and sugar crystals. Recognizing that the temperature is already established in a controled environment we must factor for the variables that will be encountered in the real world and the effects the jello will have on reducing the friction due to it's viscosity. However, the slope of the hill will undoubtedly have an effect on our denser than water jello and it will start to slide down the slope even though the pointy ends of the frozen water crystals will help hold it in place somewhat. So now we must figure for the gravitaional pull on a gelatinous mass at said degree of slope. As you can see, this is getting complicated. There fore, I propose a new look at how to accomplish this. I think that by using a system similar to how our fighter jets are slowed down on carriers is the possible solution to this connundrum. A large bungee, stretched across said degree slope with the green jello snow cone surface that will be hooked by the pilot with his feet as he nears the slopes surface. As the pilot slows down the bungee anchor points will move forward reducing the built up tension using a patented ratching device. To ensure that there is no residual risk of flames or heat being generated we will also spread a nice layer of whipped cream evenly across the green jello snow cone base.

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[pilotdave 0]

What's the freezing point of green jello (in radians please... this will have to be done outside the US to avoid an FAR violation and possibly an EPA violation)? I figure anything over pi/4 should be warm enough.

Dave

[billvon 3,084]

>Frozen sugar crystals are sharp and pointy.

So is snow. Ever looked at snow under a microscope? There are razor sharp edges that would cut any skin (or jumpsuit) to shreds. Clearly landing in snow would be suicidal. Even just falling in it would probably kill you.

Now, don't any of you start in with your "first hand experience with snow" nonsense! I read about snow on the Internet, so I know all about it.

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[Bobbie voice] alright thats it! this thread has gotten entirely to silly.. start over[/Bobbie voice]

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[skypuppy 1]

EEeeeeuuuuuuuuu.

And I though demo smoke was bad for your jumpsuit. Imagine Green and Red jello!

If some old guy can do it then obviously it can't be very extreme. Otherwise he'd already be dead.
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[kallend 2,113]

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What's the freezing point of green jello (in radians please... this will have to be done outside the US to avoid an FAR violation and possibly an EPA violation)? I figure anything over pi/4 should be warm enough.

Dave

I find green jello on pi (or even 1/4 slice) to be quite icky. On the whole, I prefer vanilla ice cream on pi.

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