Woofie

I read through the rules just to see what it is all about. There was something about qualifying rounds, where you have to prove you can do at least 180 mph to get into the official competition. And the speed is an average between 9k feet and 6k feet. So you have to attain that high speed relatively quickly after exit, and then maintain that high speed for 3,000', or about 7-8 seconds. You can't just reach a peak speed for one brief second and then use that for your score. I've played around a little with this, and stability is a problem when you're going that fast. You have to leave your hands out a little, and/or your legs spread, to control your orientation and stay stable. But that produces drag and robs you of speed. If you pull everything in as streamlined as you can get, you gain speed briefly, but loose stability and start wobbling, which robs you of speed. So there's a fine balance between speed and stability. I'd like to know how these 300 mph guys do it... The photos showed one guy in a tight jump suit that looked like it was made out of some really slick material. Seems like big folks would have an advantage. Or would they? Is it possible for a 120 lb. girl to do 300 mph, just like a 220 lb. male? And if not, then wouldn't they create classifications based upon body weight, so that the 120 lb. girl could compete for top speed with people her own size?

Deployment method: How about a pull-out with a secure BOC handle, instead of a throw out with a floppy handle sticking out the side. A premature deployment at those speeds can't be good...

The choking game: http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2014/08/05/deadly-choking-game-spreads-among-teens-on-social-media/?_sm_au_=iMV03F2MRwVQMP0t

I can answer that one! The periodic table of elements is only for molecules which cannot be broken down into anything smaller. Diamond is a mineral, not an element. It is, however, a compound composed completely of carbon, and carbon IS an element. As for all your other questions, someone else will have to jump in and help with those.

The Canadian had to get on that ice floe some dang how. So he tells the Russians: "Look here, if you kill that polar bear so it's not a threat to us all, then I'll give you guys a ride back to land in my boat." And they all lived happily ever after. Why do we always have to presume that everyone is trying to kill everyone else? How about a little cooperative spirit now and then.

He waits 15 minutes for the next jump plane to take off from the drop zone, and he walks towards the take-off point underneath it.

What in your hands you be holding?

Did anyone ride the zipline all the way down? Was that big orange square on the ground an airbag for a termination point?

Italian Marchetti Kangaroo. What do I win?

Turn the tracker off momentarily while you walk from the perimeter of the boob into where the nipple will be, then turn it back on. Walk your circle. Off. Walk to next boob perimeter, On, etc. Be sure to post the results here.

The first lesson to learn is to turn it around the other way in your hand.