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Magical canopy faeries tell me which way the wind blows. I have noticed that in a strong, constant wind - my speed relative to the ground varies. If my ground speed varies while the wind speed is constant, then I must be changing speed inside the airmass also. Example - on a long spot, with the wind to my back - I spread out my arms and get big so that I catch as much air as I can. I make my suit act like a sail. The air has a higher ground speed than I do, so it moves around me. If I block it, it gives me an extra push. I think everybody will admit to having done this because they understand how it works. Also, the air seems to have different drag on my body and my canopy. Shape, weight, material, profile. Obviously, this works in a vertical column of air, so it also works as we move through a horizontal one. Simple concept.

Everyone knows that grazing cows always face into the wind. So if you throw a cow out on jump-run you can easily tell...if you plan on jumping with your eyes closed, it's best to ride the cow down. Ask a technical question...get a technical answer~ The cows also helped with the problem of chapped lips. Before boarding the a/c, lift up the cows tail and give it a big kiss on the ass. It doesn't heal chapped lips, but it will certainly keep you from licking them.

You are a plainclothes-hippie.

Knew I was onto something. After 5 drinks, on a moonlit night, I certainly feel slimmer. Facts support this apparently.

I need some info. The moon has such a gravitational effect on the Earth that it causes the ocean to pull away from the bay and then come back into the bay. Do you suppose that it affects my fall rate ? Maybe on full moon night jumps, I get more freefall time because of the moon's pull. In fact, since I have a little more "mass" than some others, I'll bet it slows me way down. (Just a theory at this point. Waiting for objective facts. ) Oh, and one more question... since this is a skydiving website, why does the spellchecker flag "freefall" as a misspelled word?

At a certain point of my life, I was banned from Dennys solely by association. So, we took our business to the JITB the next weekend. When I leaned over to talk into the speaker, I accidentally puked in the clowns mouth. Merely a dining faux pas. I didn't consider it my fault. Note - they don't have waffles there (or, possibly, just refused to serve them to me - so they may just be lying beechez). So, don't ask for waffles, it makes them very testy.

Easy there, it's not the whole "damn" earth. This is just a discussion. The rotation of the Earth affects LARGE masses like the air stream. Snopes - Coriolis Effect A lot of science sleuth/barhounds believe that it affects small things like the way your water spins in the sink drains (or canopies). Not true. It only affects big things like, say, cyclones. I hope that helps you understand.

I don't know why people keep comparing apples to oranges. When you ride around in an airplane, it is a big fixed object. The canopy and the suspended body are both flying through the airmass, but with different flight characteristics. They are not one solid unit with one flow through the air like an airplane. When you fly around under a canopy, you can move independently. If a canopy stops quickly, the person can move forward of it, or to the side. A canopy can turn much faster than the body underneath it. Easily illustrated with line twists. The canopy reacts faster than the body underneath it.

Wonder what happens if you feed it after midnight? There is already an element of "wrong" here, as it is. That just adds danger.

clicky Sure, you've seen Gremlins. Ever think that you would want clothes based on the movie? You opportunity is available now.

taliban In a lawless area, they have provided stability and law. (whether Westerners agree with it or not) There was a vacuum and they filled it. Until the govt can provide safety for its people, they will exist. In some places, the govt has only had a token presence always.

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Huh???? Toggle input...earth's spin? You're going to have to 1. Document that relationship...or 2. 'Fess up on the BS Sometimes on Saturday mornings, I think about the Earth going around at 800mph. I go out to my car and stand on the front of the hood with my arms out and say, "I'm flying..." I am all about that Earths rotation.

Women want to change me. They don't seem to want to accept me for the way I am... single

During labor, the baby was just not coming. The dr came in, gently placed one hand on her shoulder and announced, "I'm going to check you one more time". She turned her head and tried to bite his hand. (After a few hours, a pelvimetry finally determined that it would be C section.)

Her bird and the Worlds Most Dangerous Cat stayed at my place for a week while she was out of town once. Bird picked up the "beep beep beep beep" sound from listening to my microwave time out.

I can't repeat the same point any more, but you need to go BACK to Physics 101 and study relative reference frames. Bill's post above about the earth's rotation is a good one. You're missing a very fundamental concept, and when it clicks for you, you'll see the problem with what you're saying. The air doesn't know it's moving. For all intents and purposes, it's NOT moving. The only reason we think it's moving is because we live on the ground. I'm just explaining what I have experienced. I have been going in the direction of a 40mph wind (ground speed blah blah) and cranked a toggle and been thrown into a "holy crap" spinning dive. The same toggle input on a windless day did not. I have also seen people change the internal pressure (collapse) their canopy by using toggle inputs. I doubt that you haven't seen that. Turbulence is just a change in the air pressure. I am saying that it can be induced by the canopy pilot. Remember, the canopy is flying through the airmass. The pilot is just hanging from the lines. The thing that causes the whipping action and rotation is the difference in speed between canopy and pilot. That seems like a simple concept. That's not Physics 101, that's tetherball.

I once heard an overseas Rugby player remark that Rugby is not as brutal as American football because they don't use all the body armor. The rules of football are built with the idea that the pads will protect your from a 350lb lineman. Anyway, a co-worker and I were discussing her friend who is on the Tampa team. She was injured during a game and now just does public appearances. (They also do not get medical coverage for players) It is not like making 300K in the NFL. She is doing it for media exposure to help her get modeling gigs. (Mainly she has been doing fitness stuff for catalogs and wants to move on)

Again, you don't fly in wind. Wind only exists on the ground. Wind is not "oncoming" in the airmass. It is only oncoming to people on the ground. When you are in the airmass, you ARE the wind. On Sunday, the winds at 3,000 ft were 50 mph (relative to the ground). If you did a 180, back into the wind, your forward canopy speed (relative to the ground) would stop. 50+20 (canopy speed through the airmass) is 70mph ground speed. As far as being "the wind", your body has momentum that is moving in the direction of the wind. You are changing the direction of momentum 180 degrees. Because of the difference in momentum, the canopy will not go forward through the airmass as quickly as your body. With a 50mph (now headwind), the canopy will stop (relative to the ground). The ground speed of the body will still be over 50. Body will pass canopy. Linear speed is translated to rotational speed. Body will spin around canopy. (btw, I did take Physics 101, but 3rd grade tetherball is a better illustration)

No, your toggle is INTERNAL to the reference frame (the moving mass of air). I have seen a canopy collapse due to a pressurization change brought on by toggle input. So, toggle/riser input is obviously not a benign factor to how your canopy flies. Also, I have been on a full elliptical loaded over 1.4 and done two things. I have done a slow flat turn (slow rotational speed). Also, I have cranked it down and my rotation speed was quick. Instead of hanging vertically under the canopy, I was nearly horizontal with it and diving fast. If you are flying with a 30mph wind, the effect of any toggle input is going to be greater because your additional linear speed has been translated into greater rotational speed. The greater rotational speed will cause your angle of attack to increase and the canopy will be more at a dive angle. Also, per the discussion of momentum, obviously the oncoming force of the wind (in that airmass) is going to affect the canopy a whole lot faster than your body when the canopy turns into the 30mph wind. That difference in momentum can be easily shown by using toggles to induce linetwists.

Toggle input is an external force. The wing does not have a static shape. Fly directly into a 20mph wind. Stall your canopy, then release the brakes. Results may vary. Steering lines can be used to change speed and the shape of the canopy. The wind will have a different effect on a canopy when its shape has changed.

If a canopy has line tension that is consistent, I think that is true. On a high wind day, I have seen people do turns that changed their line tension. The canopy collapses a little. Example - running downwind. Quick 90 to the left. A little right toggle to continue crosswind. The lines on the left will get a little slack momentarily. Wind coming from the left, and left lines a little slack. What would be the effect? Another - On a 15mph day, do a 180. Stall it a little. Lines go slack. Does it collapse in the middle for a moment? A canopy is not uniformly solid always. You can create turbulence by canopy control.

I am wondering why nobody has mentioned the obvious here. Jerry Springer! Jeez. Women get in brawls on every single show. It is expected. Another great source? Cheaters. Women go after each other all the time. The interesting part of these shows is that there are two sets of rules. When a woman is talking to a man on either of these shows, it is no-holds-barred. They expect to say whatever they want. When a woman yells at a woman, there are lines that they don't cross because the other woman will smack them. Basically, it is somehow acceptable to have no boundaries on content when yelling at a man because it is a taboo for him to react. That said, I used to work at a hospital. Each month, the surgeons were called in because men got into a bare-knuckle brawl. Many times, when adult men hit, facial bones break. Bascially, people need to quit hitting people. People need to quit having an expectation that they can do whatever they want without consequences.

Yes. Is it ok if she stops by your place later ? Sex always makes her hungry and I'm not in the mood to cook.