Actually, I tried skydiving last spring. The biggest thrill was jumping out of
the airplane. For one, how this thing stayed in the air was a miracle. It was a
relief to get out of it. Just please, throw me out of this thing, anything. The
initial fall was exhilarating, but you're so high up, you don't really feel
like you're falling; it was more like flying.
I didn't enjoy the parachuting part, namely because I am afraid of heights. I
don't like flying at all (especially in this plane), don't enjoy roller
coasters, and I have a hard time trusting a flimsy piece of fabric. The views
were amazing, and the silence, just the sound of the wind, with all of humanity
down, down below made it worth it, but even then, I have a hard time trusting
fabric. It's not the falling that'll kill you; it's the landing.
I wasn't that giddy. It was more like relief.
I can't recommend it. I know people really like skydiving, but it produces an
endorphin that comes from, what, luck, I don't know. Yet, our instructors were
so high, so ecstatic, and I kept thinking, what is it exactly that is making
them so happy? That they survived it THIS time?
These parachuting tricks are really just a form of Darwinism, I believe.
Katie
-----Original Message-----
From: J C [mailto:veloimpreza@yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 11:34 AM
To: ba-autox@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Results from Round 6
--- craig boyle <craig_autox@yahoo.com> wrote:
> So what? I could throw myself off a building and get
> the same effect? How mych skill does that take? :)
Nope, terminal velocity is about 120 MPH (body facing
ground) and it takes about 10 seconds to get there. If
you like auto-x, road racing, or competitive cycling
I'd highly suggest skydiving!!! Honestly... the first
time will have you giddy for about 2 weeks.
Blue Skies, Joe
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