Squeak 17 #26 March 17, 2003 She died not from lack of O2 to the brain but from lack of porosity in the epidermal layer, your skin need to be semi permeable otherwise you would not be able to persire. As for breathing thourhgh the skin you can only do that is the surface area to volume ratio is such that ossmosis can occur. Homonids have a very bad surface area to volume ratio for this, Amphibians and insects don't they can breathe through tier skins (exoskeletons in insects). This is along the same lines as dont jump in the rain 'cause the back of the raindrops are sharp and they hurt. hehehehe. (btw thetyire not sharp or pointy)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
freeflir29 0 #27 March 17, 2003 Quote This is along the same lines as dont jump in the rain 'cause the back of the raindrops are sharp and they hurt. hehehehe. (btw thetyire not sharp or pointy) They always feel damn sharp to me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iflyme 0 #28 March 17, 2003 An NBC news anchor person once reported this on national tv. With our sport being so far outside most peoples "box", it easy to see how misinformation can become widely believed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lolie 0 #29 March 17, 2003 Quote This is along the same lines as dont jump in the rain 'cause the back of the raindrops are sharp and they hurt. I always tell that to whuffos when they ask if I can jump in the rain. Sometimes they laugh, and sometimes they don't. -Miranda you shall above all things be glad and young / For if you're young,whatever life you wear it will become you;and if you are glad / whatever's living will yourself become. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
homer 0 #30 March 17, 2003 And you call your self an old hand. Yes its true WHUFFO CSA #699 Muff #3804 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #31 March 17, 2003 Quote when you skydive naked, is it necessary to breathe? Yes, during naked skydives, I use my special "breathing snorkel". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #32 March 17, 2003 QuoteNot to make you feel bad at all. The site I referenced before is an actual DZ which means they are actually telling people this... today.. My point is simply that they should know better. I've got to believe they put that up there as a joke. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pds 0 #33 March 17, 2003 hell, its only a minute. whether you are special enough to breath through your skin or not, you don't HAVE to breath during any skydive.namaste, motherfucker. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harryskydives 0 #34 March 17, 2003 Whuffo - Colloquialism, n,1) A person who is not a skydiver (from the often-asked phrase "Whuffo you jump out of them airplanes?"). 2) Our website designer. Don't run out of altitude and experience at the same time... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aneblett 0 #35 March 18, 2003 I hope so.. but I don't find it very funny. there is enough misinformation and misunderstanding in this sport already without deliberately propagating it... AgeS.E.X. party #2 ..It is far worse to live with fear, than to die confronting it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bud8Fan 0 #36 July 22, 2005 I am highly interested in this sport after tandem jumping and have been doing a lot of reading and researching today. I also found a few sites saying you can absorb the O2 thru you skin. I just had to come here and see if it had been mentioned in the past. LMAO !!! Yes it has and even brought up with nakedness. Gotta love it. I also tried to find a scientific site talking about this and this is the best I could find. http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/gen99/gen99673.htm Them ARMY boys are rough. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waltappel 1 #37 July 22, 2005 QuoteOK, so I've been aksed this really crazy question that I now am passing onto all of you: when you skydive naked, is it necessary to breathe? (don't laugh), apparently someone thinks that enough oxygen will permiate the skin that you in fact will not "need" to breathe. Anyone heard this????? Gale Life's not worth living if you can't feel alive This is one of the greatest hoaxes I have ever run across. I was watching TV one night and saw that a show "Ushuaya" (or something like that) was having a skydiving segment. Apparently, one of the jumpers had told the people producing the show that line of BS and they actually had it on the show! I've got the official video and it is hysterical!!! To answer your question, breathing happens through the respiratory system, NOT the skin and breathing in freefall, whether you are naked or not, is the same as it is on the ground. Walt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #38 July 22, 2005 QuoteThis is one of the greatest hoaxes I have ever run across. And it all started with the much maligned rec.skydiving (in the FAQ). Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Girlfalldown 0 #39 July 22, 2005 No no no you're all wrong! You breathe through your skin when skydiving naked and you CAN get pregnant from swallowing! Edited to add: Queefing under canopy tickles. -------------- (Do not, I repeat DO NOT, take my posts seriously.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zep 0 #40 July 22, 2005 Scuze my ignorance but whats queefing. Gone fishing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #41 July 22, 2005 Quote Scuze my ignorance but whats queefing. It's a close neighbor of farting. Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Girlfalldown 0 #42 July 22, 2005 Quote It's a close neighbor of farting. Only cuter and boys can't do it. My old roommate could do it on command. -------------- (Do not, I repeat DO NOT, take my posts seriously.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #43 July 23, 2005 QuoteNo no no you're all wrong! You breathe through your skin when skydiving naked and you CAN get pregnant from swallowing! Edited to add: Queefing under canopy tickles. its not often I laugh out loud when I read the forums. thanks!My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymedic 0 #44 July 23, 2005 QuoteIn Goldfinger, that chick suffocated because they painted her skin gold. perhaps, it's TRUE... believe it or not ummm...check snopes...http://www.snopes.com/movies/films/goldfing.htm Marc otherwise known as Mr.Fallinwoman.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbrown 26 #45 July 24, 2005 Why, I was once on a 60-way where we damn near suffocated when we punched a cloud . . . -bill von Well Bill, you just better get on the ball and evolve some gills then ! Your humble servant.....Professor Gravity ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymedic 0 #46 July 25, 2005 No that's called drowning. Marc otherwise known as Mr.Fallinwoman.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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