Fearless? Or insane?

AllAboutTheBenjamin

http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2012/07/25/parachutist_fearless_felix_jumps_from_18_miles/

This guy sky dived from a height three times higher than commercial jetliners fly - from the damn near atmospheric border.  His top rate of speed - 536 mph

I kind of like watching daredevil stuff - like the guy who walked a tightrope across Niagra Falls - but do you think there is a line between being daring or fearless and just having a fucking death wish?

Brandi0714

I'm going with insane.  I could NEVER will myself to jump from that high. 

Anysunrise

Fearless. That's fucking amazing. I really want to go skydiving, but I definitely wouldn't have the balls to do it from that high up.

polichik

AATB, I'm quite disappointed that this post is not about the amazing YA series by Francine Pascal about a girl born without the fear gene. Way to go. ETA: I guess I should actually answer your question. I think it's kind of both. If he's willing to put his life at risk to do something like that, that's up to him, and he might just place more importance on his experiences than his longevity. I get really judgy about people who stuff like that who have families, though.

maratea

This is awesome. I hope he can break the sound barrier.

anna.oskar

Fearless.

That's awesome!  I'd do it in a heartbeak if my H hadn't used his veto of the year (2 years ago) to ban more skydiving.  But then again, I'm also a person who would volunteer for a one-way trip to deep space.  So I might be insane.

Brandi0714

I always thought that I might skydive until Blue posted about that woman who came out of her harness.  It is completely off the table for me now.

ZombieNates

Terrifying. Insane. Demented.

I am deathly afraid of heights, though. H would think this is amazing.

AllAboutTheBenjamin

I like wild rides at amusement parks and stuff but my thrill seeking kind of ends there, lol.  Imagine if this guy does break the sound barrier.  I mean, where do you go from there?

polichik

In Response to Re:Fearless? Or insane?:[QUOTE]I like wild rides at amusement parks and stuff but my thrill seeking kind of ends there, lol.nbsp; Imagine if this guy does break the sound barrier.nbsp; I mean, where do you go from there? Posted by AllAboutTheBenjamin[/QUOTE]You and me both, AATB. I love me a roller coaster, but that's about as far as I go!

midgetthemighty

I'd have to say a little bit of both.

mehgank

I'm curious: do you know when you break the sound barrier? Like can you hear it? I know when I would go to air shows and the jets would break the sound barrier, we'd hear a noise, but it was delayed since we were far away. Do they hear it as it's happening?

I feel like I sound really naive and that I should know this lol.

jcg98

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[QUOTE]Terrifying. Insane. Demented. <strong>I am deathly afraid of heights, though. </strong>H would think this is amazing.
Posted by ZombieNates[/QUOTE]

Ditto.  It's gotten worse as I've gotten older too. 

Good for him though. 

maratea

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[QUOTE]Terrifying. Insane. Demented. I am deathly afraid of heights, though. H would think this is amazing.
Posted by ZombieNates[/QUOTE]
Remember this? :) I just knew we were going to die.

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pirategal03

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[QUOTE]I'm curious: do you know when you break the sound barrier? Like can you hear it? I know when I would go to air shows and the jets would break the sound barrier, we'd hear a noise, but it was delayed since we were far away. Do they hear it as it's happening? I feel like I sound really naive and that I should know this lol.
Posted by mehgank[/QUOTE]

I want to know this too.

AllAboutTheBenjamin

Haha mara that ride looks bitchin.

ZombieNates

I was JUST telling the kids about this yesterday. It wasn't so bad until we flipped around and could see the ground and just how far we could plummet to our deaths.


Good times

ETA: Meant to quote Mara.

[Deleted User]

Fearless if you don't have kids
Insane (and selfish) if you do

I don't think it's fair to do these things if you have kids young enough that you have to support, and I am referring to the non-$$ part. 

anna.oskar

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[QUOTE]I'm curious: do you know when you break the sound barrier? Like can you hear it? I know when I would go to air shows and the jets would break the sound barrier, we'd hear a noise, but it was delayed since we were far away. Do they hear it as it's happening? I feel like I sound really naive and that I should know this lol.
Posted by mehgank[/QUOTE]

<div>My uncle has said that there is a sound shift.  Like you're pressurized and have a static sound in your ears and then it's just gone when you break.  I'd imagine, since you leave the sound behind you, you don't hear anything until it catches back up  ;)</div>

Anysunrise

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Fearless? Or insane? : My uncle as said that there is a sound shift.  Like you're pressurized and have a static sound in your ears and then it's just gone when you break.  I'd imagine, since you leave the sound behind you, you don't hear anything until it catches back up  ;)
Posted by anna.oskar[/QUOTE]

<div>Yeah, that's what I was thinking, that you wouldn't hear anything when you did.</div>

AllAboutTheBenjamin

Thats insanity Anna.  Wow.

Anysunrise

Goddamn I want to go skydiving. There's a place like, an hour away that you can do it for like, 200 bucks. Also, I'm even more excited to go home in two weeks, we're going to Canada's Wonderland and riding all the roller coasters =D

Girlie1030

Just the picture makes me nauseous. 

I'm shocked that the guy made that jump in 1960!

Smash Adams

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[QUOTE]Fearless if you don't have kids Insane (and selfish) if you do I don't think it's fair to do these things if you have kids young enough that you have to support, and I am referring to the non-$$ part. 
Posted by IamTheMommaOfTheBride[/QUOTE]
Just curious, do you ever comment on anything and NOT relate it to children?

ZombieNates

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Fearless? Or insane? : Just curious, do you ever comment on anything and NOT relate it to children?
Posted by Smash Adams[/QUOTE]
I read all of IAmblahblah's posts in the condescending Wonka voice.

AllAboutTheBenjamin

YOU GUYS, SOMEONE HAS TO THINK OF THE CHILDREN.

Smash Adams

I am going to have 10 babies and jump out of a million airplanes.  I'M GOING TO BE A TERRIBLE MOTHER.

AllAboutTheBenjamin

Oh yeah?  Well I'm gonna have 10 babies and throw them out of airplanes.

chelseamb11

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[QUOTE]Fearless if you don't have kids Insane (and selfish) if you do I don't think it's fair to do these things if you have kids young enough that you have to support, and I am referring to the non-$$ part. 
Posted by IamTheMommaOfTheBride[/QUOTE]

That's...random?  Might as well live in a bubble if you have kids considering anything can be dangerous.

ZombieNates

I am going to skydive into a 3rd world country and adopt a baby. Fvck you, Angelina and Madonna.

polichik

God AATB, you're such a one upper. I also commented on the having kids thing. It's not so much that I think parents should stop having fun when they have kids, but doing something super risky runs me the wrong way. I don't know how dangerous skydiving is, but my blood boiled when I saw an IMAX movie about a guy who was doing a solo Everest climb and acknowledged that his toddler might never see him again. Of course lots of mundane things are dangerous, but I just felt so bad for his wife and kid. This is a PR since I just got to work.