Abedy 0 #1 December 16, 2012 If you check with Google NGram, you'll see that by around 2004 the term "skydiving" is on the decline: clicky. Slightly, but... Does this reflect a real development or have media and book coverage gone down a little?The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #2 December 16, 2012 Wow, we sure didn't get much press back in the 1800's. I don't mind not being in the public eye so much. Maybe it's BASE Jumping that's stealing our thunder. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #3 December 16, 2012 Yep, I just checked it. Base jumping is on the rise. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #4 December 16, 2012 Uh oh, wingsuits, wing suits and squirrel suits all flat line. Bird man peaks back in the 1920's, during the hey day of aviation experimentation. Thanks for the new toy here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,397 #5 December 16, 2012 Quote Wow, we sure didn't get much press back in the 1800's. You know how tough it was finding a packer for this? http://www.angelfire.com/electronic/awakening101/davinci-chute.html "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,397 #6 December 16, 2012 Looks like "sex" peaked around 1980.WTF? "boobies" peaked in 1817. "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #7 December 16, 2012 Quote You know how tough it was finding a packer for this? http://www.angelfire.com/electronic/awakening101/davinci-chute.html I have no idea but Twardo told me you had to be part carpenter to fold up the wooden parts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abedy 0 #8 December 16, 2012 Quote Thanks for the new toy here. You're welcome. Found it reading the latest AWADMail (look here), which contained a link to a study about the Evolution of English Words and Phrases Since 1520 (BTW: The article about how the Internet is changing the English language is also quite interesting.) Back to our sport: Skydiving has become much more popular than the mere term "skydive" within the last 20 years. BASE is still way behind, compared in absolute numbers. Look here. Other results: Bratwurst and Zeitgeist are on the rise, Weltschmerz is oscillating and slightly on its way down.The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #9 December 16, 2012 Quote Looks like "sex" peaked around 1980. Oooh, that's when I got married. Yes, the eighties were good. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,397 #10 December 16, 2012 Quote Quote Looks like "sex" peaked around 1980. Oooh, that's when I got married. Yes, the eighties were good. So you are saying you and V were responsible for the spike?"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #11 December 16, 2012 We tried as hard as we could. Still working on it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,397 #12 December 16, 2012 Now *this* is a healthy growth chart! http://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=porn&year_start=1800&year_end=2008&corpus=15&smoothing=3&share= "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abedy 0 #13 December 16, 2012 Wow, both capitalism and communism are on their way down it seems, clicky Means, P0RN works regardless the economical system? Tuff question, huh The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 38 #14 December 16, 2012 Quote Now *this* is a healthy growth chart! http://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=porn&year_start=1800&year_end=2008&corpus=15&smoothing=3&share= Porn may be at its highest, but Pornography is in decline. lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,397 #15 December 16, 2012 Quote Quote Now *this* is a healthy growth chart! http://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=porn&year_start=1800&year_end=2008&corpus=15&smoothing=3&share= Porn may be at its highest, but Pornography is in decline. Noooo!!!!"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #16 December 16, 2012 I've been on a steady increase the whole time, and still trending You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 38 #17 December 16, 2012 What happened to you in 1970?lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 0 #18 December 16, 2012 You'll be happy to know that Douchebags have been on a steady rise since 1920. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kawisixer01 0 #19 December 17, 2012 Doesn't Ngram look in printed media though? If you look at google trends (which only goes back to 2004 unfortunately) You can see some interesting trends. not surprisingly there is big surges come mid summer. Last fall there was a heck of a dinger though! http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=skydiving&date=1%2F2004%2097m&cmpt=q Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ashtanga 0 #20 December 17, 2012 Skydiving is declining but Wing Suit Proximity Flight is gaining exposure. Video Games now have it... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AGbRB1J9Zk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #21 December 17, 2012 Quote What happened to you in 1970? PubertyYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,397 #22 December 17, 2012 Anyone else discover this is case-sensitive? e.g "Squeak" and "squeak" generate different graphs."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 38 #23 December 17, 2012 Quote Quote What happened to you in 1970? Puberty Puberty has been the bane of many boys. Funny how girls approach it differently. No wait, it sucked for most of us, too! I'd have to be paid a freaking fortune to voluntarily be a teen again. lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abedy 0 #24 December 17, 2012 Quote You'll be happy to know that Douchebags have been on a steady rise since 1920. But it's fairly moderate compared to more explicit/direct terms (clicky), huhu The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abedy 0 #25 December 17, 2012 The German counterpart "Fallschirmspringen" is slightly declining (clicky) though numbers of jumps (both "sports jumps" and "tandem jumps") have (slightly) increased. Seems media coverage doesn't necessarily follow jump numbers but other inputs. Who would have guessed... The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
