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This is Luke Aikins. He does skydiving and stuff, and he must be tired of it, because tonight he's going to jump out of a plane at 25,000 feet with no parachute or other safety equipment. He's planning to land on this and hopes he won't miss and it won't kill him or trampoline him over a nearby cliff.  quote:The landing target, which has been described as similar to a fishing trawler net, has been tested repeatedly using dummies. Honestly, this is less retarded and dangerous than most wingsuiter bullshit. It's an hour program on Fox tonight at 8:00 pm EDT. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/07/29/daredevil-to-attempt-jumping-out-plane-at-25000-feet-without-parachute.html So what do you think about idiots? Or specifically ones that try to kill themselves by falling? Wingsuit discussion welcoem too,  In conclusion: 
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a commercial filled hour for a 2 minute stunt
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Jul 30, 2016 19:57
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will be checking back here later to see if he survived, thanks!!
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Jul 30, 2016 19:58
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How much does Red Bull stand to make from this, OP
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Jul 30, 2016 19:58
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good thing for the sponsors is it doesn't matter if he lives or dies!
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Jul 30, 2016 20:00
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much like all of capitalist-democracy LMAO!! (rimshot)
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Jul 30, 2016 20:00
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Is this a metaphor for libertarian-ism?
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Jul 30, 2016 20:01
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nomadologique posted:will be checking back here later to see if he survived, thanks!!
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Jul 30, 2016 20:03
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBN3xfGrx_U
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Jul 30, 2016 20:04
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I was waiting for a thread on this.
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Jul 30, 2016 20:07
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People going out into the world to live out their dreams and dying is always very sad to me: I hope this skydiver lives.
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Jul 30, 2016 20:08
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Are any of the betting sites that let you bet on weird stuff taking action on this? Cause I want to put money on him missing the target entirely.
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Jul 30, 2016 20:09
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Gonna be pretty graphic if he misses. I forget, do people bounce or will he just turn into a long smear?
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Jul 30, 2016 20:10
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I want to watch so I can hear the presenters say things like "oh my god" and "the unthinkable has happened"
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Jul 30, 2016 20:10
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Prawned posted:Gonna be pretty graphic if he misses. I forget, do people bounce or will he just turn into a long smear? I think the will explode.
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Jul 30, 2016 20:11
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Is there any way to watch this live outside the US?
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Jul 30, 2016 20:12
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I will watch this
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Jul 30, 2016 20:12
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Funky See Funky Do posted:I want to watch so I can hear the presenters say things like "oh my god" and "the unthinkable has happened" I think events like this are what the live feed delay are for probably. The best may end up being left to our grisly imaginations
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Jul 30, 2016 20:12
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So when this guy dies will the next step be strapping a rocket to your back and pointing face down then trying to land in a swimming pool doing 500mph?
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Jul 30, 2016 20:14
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Come to think of it though, isn't jumping from 25,000 feet kind of wasteful showboating? He'd go just as fast if he jumped out of a plane a mere 2000 feet in the air. You don't even need a a plane to do that!
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Jul 30, 2016 20:14
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don't bother they never show people dying on TV
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Jul 30, 2016 20:15
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Octatonic posted:Come to think of it though, isn't jumping from 25,000 feet kind of wasteful showboating? He'd go just as fast if he jumped out of a plane a mere 2000 feet in the air. You don't even need a a plane to do that! I'm assuming he's going in a wing suit so the extra distance is to give him time to aim himself.
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Jul 30, 2016 20:16
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ill wait for the gif
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Jul 30, 2016 20:18
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Bookmarking this thread, if it suddenly explodes into 10+ pages I'll know something bad happened.
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Jul 30, 2016 20:24
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I was really loving happy when that empty glory-hound piece of poo poo Steve Fossett died of ballon-circumnavigation related causes. At least with this guy its a one shot deal where he wont be polluting the airwaves like ol' Steve used to. Even if Luke Atkins lives, at least he has to do something different the next time out.
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Jul 30, 2016 20:26
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I hope he makes it. But is travelling so fast that he pushes through the fabric of the net thing like a Play-Do barbershop playset. But with his flesh instead of Play-doh.
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Jul 30, 2016 20:27
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Errant Gin Monks posted:I was waiting for a thread on this. I sing this to the tune of Girl Like You by Foreigner.
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Jul 30, 2016 20:29
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Why is it, gbs scientists, that if you fell out of an airplane, you could not just aim for a lake?
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Jul 30, 2016 20:29
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The Bananana posted:Why is it, gbs scientists, that if you fell out of an airplane, you could not just aim for a lake? Because at the speed you get to from that height, water = solid, basically
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Jul 30, 2016 20:30
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I Greyhound posted:This is Luke Aikins. 
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Jul 30, 2016 20:30
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Prawned posted:Gonna be pretty graphic if he misses. I forget, do people bounce or will he just turn into a long smear? A human is basically the same as a water balloon.
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Jul 30, 2016 20:31
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Funky See Funky Do posted:I'm assuming he's going in a wing suit so the extra distance is to give him time to aim himself. I still say it is emblematic of the excesses of our decadent era. Why not a more austere death-defying stunt? Hmph. 
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Jul 30, 2016 20:31
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If he lives, it's not worth watching. If he dies, I'll see the animated gif in the morning.
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Jul 30, 2016 20:32
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You think if he jumped nude the wind would mess up his unit/testicles? Is that what terminal velocity means? I don't know much about badass extreme stuff but I like to think I know a bit about penis and wind shear.
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Jul 30, 2016 20:34
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Peebla posted:You think if he jumped nude the wind would mess up his unit/testicles? Is that what terminal velocity means? I don't know much about badass extreme stuff but I like to think I know a bit about penis and wind shear. depends if hes a grower or a show-er
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Jul 30, 2016 20:35
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Peebla posted:You think if he jumped nude the wind would mess up his unit/testicles? Is that what terminal velocity means? I don't know much about badass extreme stuff but I like to think I know a bit about penis and wind shear. Somewhere out there is an equation that describes the velocity and wind resistance required to tear a man's junk clean off.
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Jul 30, 2016 20:36
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It'll be a hell of a gif. Multiple angles no doubt. *whap* *whap* *super slowmo whaaaapppbbbfhtpt*
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Jul 30, 2016 20:37
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Just uh flare some at the end. It'll be fine.
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Jul 30, 2016 20:38
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The Protagonist posted:It'll be a hell of a gif. Multiple angles no doubt. It'll sound more like a 'splat' imo
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Jul 30, 2016 20:39
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This guy did a naked skydive and came out ok but then again look at how small that peen
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