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Hey Hookitt, Wrong boobies.
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You know, that's exactly what I was thinking when I did the original post.
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I'm not really sure what to say on this one. One of the lines of the article had me laughing my ass off. Clicker
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My mindward is super quiet. It is comfy, so I generally wear it all the way to altitude for the noise protection.
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Not nearly as active as I'd like. Money is drying up and schoolwork is starting to pile on. Only 44 jumps this year, but I had to quit jumping from April-August.
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I'm no hunter, but if I was in the woods with a gun and I saw a human like figure, my first reaction would NOT be to shoot it. I wouldn't know what that thing is out there. Shoot first, ask questions later wouldn't be the best idea. Personally, I believe there is something like a Bigfoot. But I do have to wonder why no solid evidence has surfaced yet.
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Yes, very cool site. Gives an idea for just how massive the universe is.
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Wow, cool info. I still think this whole daylight savings bullshit sucks ass. Thank you.
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Nope, no schedule for me. I study when I need to, but I don't study on weekends, unless absolutely necessary. Luckily, this semester I have almost all design work, so not so much studying.
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YES! Beat CrazyIvan to it!!! Clicky
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jeeeeez. Note to self: Pizza on thanksgiving instead of turkey
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About 50-60 jumps the nerves started to subside.
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I too have had problems with my ears, but my trouble started when I was 18. My ears are sensitive to sound and pressure changes and I've got some nerve damage in one ear. BTW, by sensitive to sound I mean sounds that others think are moderately loud are downright painful for me. A concert is a good example. Anyway, my ears were ringing, felt full of fluid, and I couldn't hear that well after my first jump and this lasted for about a week. Second jump, same thing. It took quite a few jumps for my ears to get accustomed to skydiving. Now they are usually no problem. If I go awhile without jumping (~2 weeks), I'll have a bit of ear trouble for a day or two. It seems like the more you do it, the better your ears will handle it.
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Yep, I'll call bullshit on that one. Overload the canopy? Probably would if you assume one could hold on during deployment. A canopy can only withstand a certain amount of weight on opening. However, kill both? Probably not since it is almost impossible to hang on during deployment. edit Amazon, you got to the link before I did
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This is so unfortunate, but true. I love my Astros, but I know they will not win anything in the near future. The Astros simply don't have the money to compete with the likes of the Yankees or the Braves. Those teams are in bigger markets, so they bring in more dough, so they can dish out more cash for big name players. Double that with owners who have no intention of cutting into their profit by spending more money to better their investment, you have lots of teams who have no realistic chance of winning anything.
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Absolutley certain. speed of sound= square root(gamma*R*T). Gamma~1.4, R~287 if using metric units, T can vary. Gamma and R are constant, T varies. Therefore, speed of sound is temperature dependant.
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Ok, tell you what, I'll email one of my aerospace profs, and I'll post the response probably tomorrow.
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Bwhahahahahahah!!!
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I did not know that. Learning something new every day. I've got my sophmore aerodynamics book in front of me, and at 82500 feet, the temperature begins to increase.
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Any altitude within the atmosphere. If there is enough fluid (air) there to get some kind of flow over the wings, the possibility of shock waves exist. This altitude would be way up there, but I don't know where the standard atmosphere stops and space starts. Shock waves occur when your velocity passes the local speed of sound, ie, when you pass Mach 1. The speed of sound varies with temperature. The higher you go, the lower the temperature is, and the lower the speed of sound is. Sonic booms can be heard if a shock is present. A sonic boom is caused by a shock wave. A shock wave causes the local pressure, temperature and density to increase. By local I mean those 3 properties will increase at the shock wave. If I recall correctly, I remember one of my profs saying the sonic boom is caused by the pressure change. In other words, we hear a sonic boom as a result of the pressure change. *Looking it up now in my stack of aerospace books*
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Damn fine rig. The couch is ummm, well, you get the idea. But shit, if the couch was free, I'd take it too.
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Seems to me some are content just to be alive. I want to live life.
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How many jumps did it take you to get your A license?
aero04 replied to kelel01's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
38 Jumps. I was lacking in two areas: Time and Money. Now, I am usually short one or the other. Probably why I've been jumping for >2 years and am still sub 100. -
Cool!!! When I pass you on the road, I'll give you the good ole one finger wave!
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My thoughts exactly. Damn shame too. But I hope beyond words your wrong. I hate the idea of sitting on the sidelines and watch someone else go back to the moon or or take that first step on mars. edited for clarity