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Going tubing with bunch of crazies on the Comal river in Gruene, TX......cold ass watta!!! Then going up to Austin to 6th street....
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Well, the longest zero G I've experienced is about 35 seconds. Not sure about any sex. I'll have to look more carefully next time......
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hey man.youdo that thing.you kn0w,what you mean.be all you can be.designer dude..right on man...gO to jaiL or sUmthin.
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I'm house hunting (or was until they grounded the Shuttle fleet) and have heard nothing good about HOA's...... But....if they can keep property values up, maybe they warrant furth investigation........
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let me get a hit of that.........
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A. write a freakin coherent sentence. and B. EAT ME
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Barometric pressure at 63,000 feet (Armstrong's line) is only 47 mm/Hg, which equals the partial pressure of water in the body. At this pressure, water begins to "boil" within the body as it changes into a gaseous vapor.
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More than likely, that "eye" pain you felt was a "frontal" sinus block. Some of the absolute most painful types of blocks are with the sinuses. Ear block hurts, but sinus blocks will bring you to your knees writhing in pain.
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I'll bend on that one. For me personally, I would have to HALO from 25K or above before I would "prebreathe" oxygen.
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2 engine TAL.........! go BABY go!
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Go baby GO!!! From your NBL team! hoo ah!
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DO not clear your ears during the climb. They clear automatically. A little popping and clicking is normal. If anything, you can wiggle your jaw a little. You have to only "clear" your ears on descent.
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Were you trying to clear your ears during the climb to altitude?
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If you sell his uniforms (why would you!), please remove all rank, insignia, and name tapes. Just a security thing.....
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NASA, U.S. Air Force, and the (FAA is still in research.) 20 -22K - minimal risk of DCS. Unless your in the climb for an extended time period. However, hypoxia is a real issue. 24K - considering the time of useful conciousness at this altitude is in the neighborhood of 5 minutes, I find it hard to believe anyone would not use supplemental O2. 26K - military has required for years that jumpers "prebreathe" and use a "bailout" oxygen assembly during freefall ops for jumps above 18K. There's something to be said about why they do that.....
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Douglas Bader's parachute jump(s)
Beerlight replied to mr2mk1g's topic in Skydiving History & Trivia
Quote Once, at 30,000 ft, he took violent evasive action before realising that what he had taken to be a clatter of gunfire was the noise of ping-pong balls exploding at that altitude. Now I'm gonna have to take some ping pong balls to altitude and see if that really happens! I'll report my findings....... -
Sportbike rider/canopy pilot parallels
Beerlight replied to Hooknswoop's topic in Safety and Training
Hey Derek, nice article and appreciate whatever you contribute... Hijack: Did you ever get in touch with Ryan Wannemacher?? And business is booming here at the NBL . Buck -
Quote>Is there anywhere that does 60,000 ft jumps?Quote I guess I could borrow a full pressure suit.....I, ah, have a few friends in low places Buck
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It still points to 25k as the threat altitude, even in the pressurized vessel.Quote The threshold for DCS used to be 25K. Several organizations in the US that deal with DCS research have lowered it to 18K. I see everyone discussing hypoxia mostly. (I just wanted to interject that about DCS.) Anyone that does not religiously use supplemental oxygen during unpressurized flight above about 15K is asking for it. Also, any HALO jump (above FL180) organized by a competent outfit will have all jumpers prebreathing oxygen at "ground" level prior to takeoff. And a nasal cannula does not cut the mustard for prebreathe operations. It needs to be via a tight fitting aviators oxygen mask... Now back to regularly scheduled programming.. peace
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This forum is full of very knowledgeable people and some that will totally bullshit you. My advice is to ask your doctor. If able, an "aeromedical" physician schooled in the physiological hazards of flying/flight with associated pressure changes. Good ruck......
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What would you do if you had a cat that peed in places she shouldn't
Beerlight replied to fireflytx's topic in The Bonfire
Just FedEx her to Michele's house! Open door and hereeeee's kitty! Jus kidding Michele!!!! -
this is due to your ears going from a low pressure environment to a high pressure environment (high altitude to low altitude). when you're under canopy, hold your nose and blow. this will force air into your inner ear to equalize the pressure.Quote What he said.... Additionally, you can try swallowing or yawning.......
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What would you do if you had a cat that peed in places she shouldn't
Beerlight replied to fireflytx's topic in The Bonfire
yeah, my grandmother used to do that, so we had no choice, and put her down There are other alternatives; ask your vet, the ASPCA or just open the freakin door. Buck -
Were there.....pictures? holy crap, come by the office and tell me about it...!
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Channing, what the hell are you talking about?!! haha... Buck