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Old 12-16-2007, 04:02 PM   #1
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Kudos on the professional camera work though. That was almost as good as the camera work on the Bourne Ultimatum action scenes.....
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No more than jumping out of a perfectly good airplane.
They dont let you jump alone for the first few times for a reason
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Old 12-17-2007, 09:21 AM   #5
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A 13' Whaler with a 50 horse. Does that count?
What!? He wasn't wearing his safety lanyard????

What a dumba$$. If he got hurt he deserved it.
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Old 12-17-2007, 06:09 PM   #6
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They dont let you jump alone for the first few times for a reason
I jumped alone the one and only time I skydived.
Was on a static line though, and this was 18 yrs. ago. They also had a one-way radio on top of your helmet, and someone on the ground talking you through what to do while in the air.
Very, Very cool thing to do. I wanted to keep jumping, but never ended up going back.
Now, 18 yrs. later, I'll pass on that action.
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Old 12-21-2007, 09:17 AM   #7
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I used to barefoot waterskii almost daily on a team. Falling at 50 isnt that bad if oyu know how to do it. The team im on used to do what we called a barefoot thread, where a jumper would go over a ramp and land in between 2 barefoot skiiers, im agine hitting a ramp that fast. Or better yet, we also did barefoot piramids, 2 barefoot waterskiiers with someone on their shoulders. The top guy would have a hell of a hit when he fell.
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Yep, no big deal. He jumped correctly holding his limbs close to his body. If you fall while water skiing when crossing the wake with the boat going 35 mph, the skier is going 50-60 mph when he hits the water.

The dangerous part is being alone in the water in the middle of the lake after jumping out. Any boat or jet ski on the lake could score your passenger.
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Old 01-07-2008, 07:31 PM   #9
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He didn't even need a lifejacket, all that body fat from extreme beer consumption would have kept him afloat for at least a week.
I was really hoping to see some hairy butt crack when he bent over, that would have made the video perfect.
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