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I do not think so. Many lifetimes ago I was in a plane crash and the guy in back, w/o a seatbelt, flew forward and slammed into the back of my head, knocking me out (along with doing some other damage to me). I never felt a thing. After that experience I have concluded that 'going in' does not hurt. Now I may be wrong and I am not going to have a go at it to find out. Just my thoughts, Jerry Lol, yeah, I was just joking... If you consider the time to decelerate (.0004sec), that should give you a clue that your brain wouldn't have enough time to process the pain and or anything else before it resembled scrambled eggs. Gravity Waits for No One.

You might not add the "lol" if you had been on one of those clean up crews. I realize that's possible and I'd actually be the first to volunteer. Cause that's just how I am. I'm the guy who ALWAYS stops at traffic accidents to do whatever I can to help, regardless of how gruesome the scene is. And, no, I don't have some morbid fascination with death and dismemberment. I also realize there's the possibility that I could be "cleaned up" myself one day... What's the point in focusing on being uptight, stressed, and serious about something that's already happened and therefore you have no control over? Humor can actually be a pretty effective way of mitigating stress and panic in situations that you'd rather not be involved with... Of course, it's not surprising that someone could take that the wrong way, by not knowing what your reasoning is and/or not having the capacity to find the humor in situations. Granted, I'm not gonna be cracking jokes if I have to clean up my friends brains off concrete, but we're talking about a hypothetical situation here... Gravity Waits for No One.

Yep, lol. I wouldn't want to be on that clean-up crew. Gravity Waits for No One.

Yep, they're called Californians. umm, I see those Elsinore people putting on neckwarmers and gloves in remarkably warm conditions. Lol, that's because we're spoiled. I jumped all through this winter and never wore gloves, although there were two occasions early in the morning that I would have liked to. Most of the time I just wear a tshirt and shorts. Gravity Waits for No One.

It would depend on many variables such as the resistance of the surface you hit, how fat you are, what point on the body you want to calculate the g's at (it will vary all over the body). To give you a rough idea, let's just make a couple of assumptions... We'll say you're falling at a constant speed of 130mph (190ft/sec), and we'll assume that the point of interest on your body is the center of your brain and it will fully decelerate over the distance of 6 inches. This would be the case if you hit very hard dirt that only ends up being displaced by about 2-3 inches and your brain squishes almost flat, lol. We're also assuming that the deceleration is constant (which is not going to be true), because we have no idea how the deceleration will vary with time. Ok, using the equation: v^2=v0^2+2a(s-s0) ==> 0=190^2+2a(.5) Solving for "a" gives us 36100(ft/sec^2) So dividing by the acceleration of gravity (one "g" is about 32.2(ft/sec^2)), we get a little over 1000g, over a period of about 0.005 seconds. Ouch! An interesting note, if you were to hit solid concrete and you wanted to find the deceleration of the front of your skull, it would be about 15000g, over a period of about 0.0004 seconds. That would smart! Anyone else agree or care to take a stab at it? Gravity Waits for No One.

Yep, they're called Californians. Gravity Waits for No One.

That is sooo fucked up. I must've watched that 4 or more times before I realized it didn't have an end. Sweet Jesus, now I have Badgers, Badgers, Badgers, Badgers, Badgers, Badgers, Badgers, Badgers, Badgers, Badgers, Badgers, Badgers, Badgers, Badgers, Badgers, Badgers, Snake! stuck in my fucking head. Gravity Waits for No One.

Rock climbing dates have worked very well for me. Picnics work pretty nicely too... Combining both together works very well in my experience. I assume you climb outside, right? Gravity Waits for No One.

ok, ok, you're right... Beer would be MUCH safer. Gravity Waits for No One.

Duh, just drink a crap load of water... Then piss and let the pressure blow it off. Gravity Waits for No One.

I suppose that could be considered a compliment... Such as burping after dinner in certain cultures. Question is, would the proper etiquette be to suck it in like a hot bong hit or waft it away... Would it be considered rude to "reject" their "essence"? Gravity Waits for No One.

Well, unfortunately I don't think I'd be as lucky at my school... it's only got around 2,000 students and as far as extra curriculars... if you don't play baseball, basketball, or softball, you're kinda SOL on our campus.... boo Although, I have to say, I am rather surprised at the number of people I've had contact me through facebook when they found out I'd jumped and was wanting to put something together again. I guess... I had some guy get 9 of his friends together and contact me for a reservation after he saw my poster that was up in a math classroom. So I got 9 friken jumps just from one person seeing my poster in a totally random place. Anywhere has potential apparently. On facebook, I contacted EVERY person in my school who had the word "skydiving" or "skydive" in their profile... I sent them the link to my facebook skydiving club (http://calpoly.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2226740020). Then I send out group messages to let everyone know when trips are coming up... Which has been just about every weekend lately. It works great. Gravity Waits for No One.

Helll no! It's the perfect Tandem Jumper Recruitment tool. I've got about 15 free jumps from Facebook so far. haha I've gotten two so far... woo hooie!!! And I'm trying to put another group together for may again. Nice! I also put up posters at school with flashy graphics and my phone number... I've had a pretty good response from those too. I'm trying to get the school's outdoor program involved... I'll jump for free forever if I pull that off. Gravity Waits for No One.

Umm, you really don't know this yet?!...... Love is Skydiving and Skydiving is Love. I thought every skydiver knew that. Gravity Waits for No One.

Helll no! It's the perfect Tandem Jumper Recruitment tool. I've got about 15 free jumps from Facebook so far. Gravity Waits for No One.

My thoughts exactly... Gravity Waits for No One.

My bad, it seems that a whole 8 out of 17 California DZs offer S/L or IAD... All of them except for one offer Tandem and AFF... If S/L or IAD were the "backbone" of current training, then wouldn't DZs offer them as much as AFF and AFP? I'm not saying that they're obsolete or anything... It just seems like they aren't "preferred" anymore. Am I wrong? Gravity Waits for No One.

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Me too. Umm, isn't THE GREEN LANTERN a dude? lol Gravity Waits for No One.

Attachment doesn't work... Fixed and re-attached. Gravity Waits for No One.

Must not be a West Coast thing, cause I've been to three DZs and NEVER heard ANYTHING about active Static Line or IAD courses... Only AFF or AFP. Gravity Waits for No One.

I've never met anyone who would say they got it for free... Gravity Waits for No One.

Nato (fermented soy beans) Gravity Waits for No One.

My primary goal is NOT to get free food. I just want to be treated like I should be too. And I've actually taken the time to write letters of praise and speak with restaurant managers when I've received very good service. The way I look at it is this... If the employees are slacking off and don't give a shit, it is probably, at least in part, due to the case that the owner doesn't know what's going on. So, I'm happy to take free food as compensation for both having to deal with asshats AND spending the time to let them know what's going on in their store. It may seem like too much work to bother, but if you consider that it takes only 5 minutes of your time to complain and you're going to be compensated around $10 for those 5 minutes, it's actually a very good deal. Especially considering that the employees will hopefully be on top for their game the next time you visit. The process is pretty anonymous too, so there's really not any risk of having your foods tampered with. Then again, I think I might be a tad more patient than you... Gravity Waits for No One.

Don't get mad... Get even. I've had very similar things happen at other establishments and I typically contact the management and they send certificates for free food. Don't pass up free food. Gravity Waits for No One.