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Yeah, but again - nothing compared to having to listen to your eyes slide left and right. The guy said in the article that watching tennis had been a nightmare.
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Same here. Those events are seared into the memory of people from all nations. It was an unforgettable day and we all felt shaken by it. I remember the pubs being full in London that evening - nobody wanting to be alone, everyone wanting to talk about it and try to make sense of it, and it being the strangest atmosphere. And at our office the following day we got everyone together to observe a minute's silence for the victims. Hard to believe it's been 10 years.
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Well, to be fair it's not a BASE jumping robot. It does 'base-jumping', whatever that is.
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It never occurs to me to use the scroll wheel on my mouse. Now that I feel compelled to, I can report that it makes no noise at all. Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 4000. Recommended for those with a low tolerance for scroll wheel noise. This thread reminds me of the guy I read about recently who could hear his eyeballs moving in his skull. He's since had ear surgery that's fixed the problem, but really - count yourself lucky.
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Any pilots here? I'm curious about this rare type of landing..
MikeJD replied to CloudyHead's topic in The Bonfire
I'm pretty sure I remember this being referred to as a 'Cuban landing' at an air show when I was a kid. -
There's a queuing system. Please take a number. Your number is 923,131. Now serving number 3.
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Classy. Can you switch lines if one of the guys ahead of you looks a bit 'unsanitary'?
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"All the better for seeing you" or "just great up until now", depending on who's asking. I had a friend who would always greet me with "What do you know?" That was a tough one.
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I only run barefoot in winter. The floor's cold between the bathroom and the bedroom.
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"Drifting diver killed in freak accident: crashed into by blinded pilot."
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Remote tattooing, apparently.
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Have you been hiding under a rock since last year?!!
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Wait, porn can be 'used up'? Well, how long before Earth supplies start to run out? And to think we're wasting our time worrying about oil!
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I'm gonna go with 'no'. It would just dissipate the way it does on earth - farts don't need gravity to do that. A more interesting (but equally puerile) question would be this - in a weightless environment, could you actually propel yourself through the air by farting?
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Very sorry to hear about your friends, and there's no doubt some car drivers are idiots when it comes to sharing the road with cyclists. Me? I'm nervous around them, which is probably a good thing. At many busy junctions in the UK now we have a box marked out in the road for cyclists, ahead of the line where motor vehicles are meant to stop. That keeps them visible, which is great, but of course as soon as the traffic moves off again you're overtaking them. I used to get annoyed at cyclists who jump red lights, but on the whole now I prefer that they do that rather than be bunched up in my path at junctions. The thing that still really bugs me is the number of cyclists who ride at night without lights or even light-coloured clothing. It's like, you want not only to be super vulnerable but also practically invisible?
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You are funny, Jennifer.
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If it's in the jump plane, then I have to agree with them. I want to skydive only at Afghan dropzones from now on.
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What he said. Assuming packing isn't a closed shop at your DZ then it's by far your best bet to earn 'proper' money. It's very hard work, but once you get up to speed a busy day at a decent-sized DZ can earn you hundreds of dollars - or more jump tickets than you can use.
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Yeah, I was going to suggest faking it too. Much as I hate seeing obviously fake skydiving footage, the audience probably won't spot it. I was wondering if you could film this more safely and efficiently in a darkened wind tunnel. That would also allow you to mount and aim your light sources. Of course the problem then becomes that the light reflections would give away the environment - you'd need to be able to fix that in post-production, which might end up making this less practical, not more.
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See, when I'm squished up against an attractive woman on the tube, I'm always caught between enjoying it and being mortified by it. As a man, you can't help feeling like a creep in those circumstances. It's especially embarrassing when you're the only two people in the carriage.
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Will someone tell V that John has hijacked her account again and that she needs a stronger password??! By the way, it's 'Tesco', singular. Maybe that's why they're ignoring your emails.
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New jumper, still pretty fearful after 18 jumps
MikeJD replied to souleil's topic in Introductions and Greets
Uh-huh. Maybe you should insist that he get himself a male coach, and see how he likes it! -
I hear you. People who say all skydivers are wonderful people haven't met some of those I've come across. But I do think there are fewer 'skygods' than there were back in the day. Used to be that a few years in the sport and a few thousand jumps made some people look down on lesser mortals - but with the standard of training now, and tools like the wind tunnel, it's a much more level playing field.
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Kidnap it and let it bark at your place. She how she likes it.
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Like I said, not much of a riddle any more.