What's the most idiotic comment you've heard from a whuffo?

[Fallin4U 0]

With a minor-medium injury and my leg in a boot cast someone knowing I skydive asked me if my parachute failed to open.

I told them "Yes, I rolled out my momentum when I hit the ground at 120MPH"

They believed me. Then to my shock, I've been asked this question 3 more times since.

I am not an experienced jumper, but I am still shocked at some of the things I have heard....
'How do you breathe in freefall' is my favorite.

[turtlespeed 212]

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With a minor-medium injury and my leg in a boot cast someone knowing I skydive asked me if my parachute failed to open.

I told them "Yes, I rolled out my momentum when I hit the ground at 120MPH"

They believed me. Then to my shock, I've been asked this question 3 more times since.

I am not an experienced jumper, but I am still shocked at some of the things I have heard....
'How do you breathe in freefall' is my favorite.

When I was eavesdropping on a conversation about the "little computer" on my back - the guy couldn't believe that I would bother with my pilot chute if the computer would do it for me.

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

[johnsw71 0]

Probably showing up at a friend's house with a gynormous gear back on my back filled with two rigs and two jump suits and being asked, "My god, is that what you carry on your back when you jump? Where does the parachute come out?"

[willard 0]

'What would you do if your reserve chute didn't open?"

I just tell 'em I don't have to do anything-gravity will do all the work.

[downwardspiral 0]

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With a minor-medium injury and my leg in a boot cast someone knowing I skydive asked me if my parachute failed to open.

I told them "Yes, I rolled out my momentum when I hit the ground at 120MPH"

They believed me. Then to my shock, I've been asked this question 3 more times since.

I am not an experienced jumper, but I am still shocked at some of the things I have heard....
'How do you breathe in freefall' is my favorite.

Is it true you don't have to breath in freefall because the air gets forced through your skin?

or....

I thought every thing falls at the same speed



Fortunately I'm really good at educating people without making them feel like the morons they really are.

www.FourWheelerHB.com

[cocheese 0]

I've heard a few Whuffos say they don't want to go tandem or AFF. "I want to go alone..Just give me a chute and throw me out. I'll be fine"

Ok big guy, here's your chute. Pull on this at 4000 feet.

[Rdy2skydive 0]

I actually had someone ask if it's possible to eat while in freefall.

I told her I hadn't tested the theory since the DZO does not allow food on the plane.

[skydivermom 0]

Whuffo: You're doing that with two little boys?

Me: No, I don't take them with me

Whuffo: What if your altimeter doesn't work?

Me: You put your head between your legs and kiss yer butt goodbye.

(Geez I hope Lindercles doesn't see this)

Mrs. WaltAppel

All things work together for good to them that love God...Romans 8:28

[Lindercles 0]

I saw it. Too easy.

[stitch 0]

That Turtle is sexy.

"No cookies for you"- GFD
"I don't think I like the sound of that" ~ MB65
Don't be a "Racer Hater"

[cocheese 0]

Are you calling Sunshine a whuffo?

[stitch 0]

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Are you calling Sunshine a whuffo?

Now, we can add your comment to the list also.

"No cookies for you"- GFD
"I don't think I like the sound of that" ~ MB65
Don't be a "Racer Hater"

[cocheese 0]

I am not a whuffo.

I am a human....I mean, skydiver.

[turtlespeed 212]

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Whuffo: You're doing that with two little boys?

Me: No, I don't take them with me

Whuffo: What if your altimeter doesn't work?

Me: You put your head between your legs and kiss yer butt goodbye.

(Geez I hope Lindercles doesn't see this)

Great visual!

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

[happythoughts 0]

I told my son the joke about "grabbing the grass".
He told my ex.

She went to church and told her church buddies.
They all started laughing. She asked why they were laughing. They replied that it was a funny joke.

She turned and asked my son, "That was a joke?"

[unformed 0]

what joke is this?

This ad space for sale.

[Fallin4U 0]

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what joke is this?

If you have a hard landing its the second bounce where broken bones start damaging organs, so grab the grass and you have a better chance of surviving.

[MikeD10834 0]

The one that sticks in my mind the most is "How far to you go up when you pull your chute?" ...I like to answer "All the way back up to the airplane if I don't release my brakes..."

[skysprite 0]

Just think, if we really did go up we could pull lower and still have time for a decent landing pattern!

~skysprite

[happythoughts 0]

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what joke is this?

With a high speed impact, some people actually do "bounce". The first impact breaks all your bones and when you impact the second time, all the pointy bones pierce your organs. That is what kills you.

If you grab the grass as you impact the first time, you won't bounce up.

(Only skydivers think that is funny)

[popsjumper 2]

"You're all a bunch of crazy effin' idiots."


Oh wait....maybe that hits a little too close to home.

My reality and yours are quite different.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239

[goofyjumper 0]

I think Skydivgirl has a good one.

And correct me Samantha if I do not get it right.

We were jumping in Destin, FL onto the beach, and after she landed a wuffo walked up to her and said:

"did you just jump on the beach?"

Samantha: yes

How did you get here, did you just get drug behind the plane?

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I love and Miss you so much Honey!
Orfun #3 ~ Darla

[tigra 0]

I have no problem with the dumb/idiotic comments or questions, and I've heard quite a few. Some people are genuinely interested but have no idea how it all works. Questions like that I am happy to answer, even if they seem ridiculously dumb.

I do have issues with the mean spirited ones- like whuffos who comment that someone deserved to die or get hurt because they were dumb enough to skydive.

[flygirl1 0]

Not really about skydiving but, some woman at Byron(witch is near a wind farm) watching a friend do a tandem asked "when do they turn the fans on? Umm... That's the kind the kind of question that if you think about too long you will burst a blood vessel in your brain and in the morning they will find you dead in your bath tub.

In the words of Lewis Black "if it weren't for my horse..."

Fly like a girl

[jasonRose 0]

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I actually had someone ask if it's possible to eat while in freefall.

I told her I hadn't tested the theory since the DZO does not allow food on the plane.

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