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An interesting concept. Here's a whacky concept of mine... When born, a humans being's brain is hardwired to RECEIVE everything, but is hardwired to NEED nothing. Each and every experience is tied to an emotion, a chemical reaction takes place and the brain begins to be programmed, "wired" on the fly to be better and better at receiving and processing that which it gets on a normal basis. Fear... Fight or Flight... Unnecessary to the human in todays world? Just think about a time when being a human did not automatically give you a spot at the top of the food chain. Today we do not live entirely without threat of physical injury or death but I'd be willing to bet our neanderthal ancestors were built to receive the stuff a little better than we. But only in adulthood. What does that mean? That if I fear for my life today, the adrenaline released into my bloodstream floods me as I was built with so many receptors for it. There is more adrenaline in me then there are receptors to 'catch' it. Because all of these receptors get the stuff, I am overwhelmed. I experience anxiety, tight muscles, some extra strength and speed. When I "escape" this situation alive, I am rewarded with Dopemine. From the entire experience, the live cells within me which took to the stuff recorded this and my brain notes that more receptors should be built. The next time you try and scare me, I may not react with the same intensity. It is not because I am less sensitive to the hormone... rather because more of me is looking for it. There are more cells now which need to be activated by the stuff before I get the same reaction as before. This is the true meaning of being 'desensitised'. My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

Here's what I read into that... that you assume Kittinger just took a leap of faith and that we all assumed he had no 'control' over the situation. Well, his own words before exit: "Lord, take care of me now" Really though, at that altitude however, I'd say control over your sanity is game one. Just think: The calculations had all been done by Air Force and Air Force alone, the equipment all built by the lowest bidders. He'd lost partial pressure in the suit's right glove and blood pooled in his hand, causing extreme pain and paralyzing it. He should have aborted but continued on without telling ground crew. He reported that his first instinct after having stepped off the gondola (feeling no air resistance and no sensation of direction), was that he had allowed the balloon to go TOO HIGH! He feared he was caught floating in space! (can you imagine? ) Begining a rotation could in itself become centrafugalistically fatal! (lol, I know that's not a word). However, he was still able to turn himself over and confirm that he was falling and not floating. "But when I flipped over and looked back at my balloon, it sure was an eerie sight - the sky was black as night but I was bathed in sunshine." -Kittinger Granted the speeds are wishy-washy if you force someone to give you an actual figure. But the theoretical speed is pretty damned impressive to say the least. I'd say that this experiment was definately a Huge exercise in control. Both Mental and Physical. My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

Water will do the trick. Even faster too. (the speed of sound is sorta dependant on the density of the stuff it is traveling through) Precisely. The one and only flaw in Goerge Lucas' films that I can point out without feeling like a complete Nerd... is when ships fly by and explode and such and you can hear them. There IS not sound in space. Joe came close to (or even beat) the speed of sound at earth-surface-level... The speed of sound is slower the higher you go... and the speed of a freefalling body is slower the lower you go. What I had said was that he had not broken the sound Barrier. Listen guys, there was no "Sonic Boom" right? My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

Far from bad dear. Very Mature actually. Death is after all, unavoidable yes? The final part of "Life". What was his name? One of the best things you can do is remind yourself that the time you spent with your Uncle while he was alive was a gift. It helps you realize that his death is not a robbery after all. Enjoy the time you have with loved ones, draw that which you can from them when they are here. Do not fret what you are missing when they are gone. {{{VIBES}}} to you Amanda. Things will be better in time. My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

I voted: "Other" Q: "Why did you have sex in the Otter?" A: "Because it was there." My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

Nice work Dave. Looks real good. How much time did you invest in the work you've mentioned? My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

What the hell is it about Clowns anyway!?!! I am petrified-disgusted-rendered sketchville in their presence. I have always been. I have no explanation as to why, and I know I am not the only one. What is it? My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

Actually, I may have hit the flower on the bum. It sure is a pretty one eh? My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

I'm not sure what type of flower this is... maybe someone can identify. It's one of the most beatiful I've ever seen... It reminds me of a friend of mine. My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

Here they are harrassing my poor old dog Honney. lol. The second Shot is my friends Cat "Kitty"... and my buddy Dimitri. Doesn't having Kitty in his lap make him look like a Bond villain? lol My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

This one's been posted before. Here is my Cat Tigger (left) and my friends cat Swiffer (right) the day they frist met.

I'd guess your excluding the military jumper who broke the sound barrier jumping from a balloon at the edge of the atmosphere? Yes, yes I am. I don't really cosider that your "average" skydive. And though his speed was crazy-fast. He did not break the sound barrier. Also, don't forget that the value of the "sound barrier" is largely dependent on the atmosphere. There is no sound in space. My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

There would be no skydiving... as there would be no gravity. My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

That's no con. It is not a contest. It's not even a lottery. It's an offer. If you are someone who is buying a Sabre2 soon, you may not have to pay. Of course, it's incentive for all the jumpers who are currently asking themselves "Should I get the Sabre2 or the....?" Come on pal. Lighten up. If this was a "No purchase necessary" "contest", then what would stop your whuffo next door neighbor from entering and winning a new parachute? ... to either cover their car with, or hurt themselves under before sueing PD. My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

Wow! I wonder if the residents have so many children that they don't know what to do. My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

Prove what? That it's the biggest erection near me? hehee. I know that there is always someone out there bigger/stronger/whatever than you but listen... if anyone gets their erection closer to me than mine.... they'll be in trouble. bwahahaa! My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

CHIME! Gweenie: What you talkin' about "ew" ?? lol My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

Lowest recorded maintained decent in a wingsuit is 35miles per hour (56kms) -18 point something miles per hour was the lowest recorded instantaneous speed Fastest recorded speed ever was speed diving at 358 Miles per hour (576kms) My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

Mine My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

Clowns are supposed to be scary. Least I think they are. Maybe. Well they do a good job by me. I wouldn't say "Scared" about them on tv or in a picture I happen to see, then I just get the hebeegeebees... But stick a real one in the same room as me?... I don't know what comes over me. My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

I'm afraid of clowns. My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

If the Ninja's killed his family, it only means the price was right. Ninjas are vicious mercenaries... killers for hire. They'll kill you for a glass of Motts Clamato Juice My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

You should have put: "I'm a male and... " lol My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

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