Screamer7
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You may think the girl in a previous thread http://www.orbiter-forum.com/showthread.php?t=27161 was stupid, but this is just absurd.
The devil's pool has claimed 17 lives since 1959.
Bungee jumping had 62 deaths just in the span 1987-2000.
Skydiving in the United States alone suffers about 30 deaths a year.
If you want to do something extreme... the devil's pool is a better bet than others.
I thought so too. But if you look at the number of people that jump into the devil's pool per year, especially since 2004 and compare it with other "extreme" activities, swimming "with the devil" is safer than boarding an airplane.
Bad analogy, in my previous post.there are a lot more people...
Bad analogy, in my previous post.
The ratio of the people that try to swim in the devil's pool and eventually die (per year) , is comparable with the ratio of the people that try skyjumping - and die. (per year).
I used the 2004 date 'cause that's when the first videos were posted on YT.
Subjective, apparently. I've met maybe two people who agree, not including myself. The rest would place copulating, driving in a fast car and/or being affected by cannabis far ahead of flying. The first I quite understand but don't quite agree with, the second utterly confuses me (what's so much better about going being able to go 150-200km/h only on a well-maintained heavily restricted two-dimensional area than easily 400+ km/h in three dimensions without nearly as much friction or jolting?? Not to mention the view. The view!!) and the third is just so far below my intelligence and self-respect I can't even comment on it. :rant:After all, flying is the 2nd greatest feeling in the world. The 1st being good landing.
After all, flying is the 2nd greatest feeling in the world. The 1st being good landing.