skyhawk 2 #1 April 26, 2002 Q. how long would it take for an ant to land if it jumped from 14 000 ft ?????????Opinions are like a-holes everyone has one, the only one that does you any good is yours and all that comes out is shit Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lazerq3 0 #2 April 26, 2002 That depends...is it an Australian jumper ant, Brizilian fire ant, the common black ant?? Diff sizes mean diff fallrates..especailly if your talking the the 100 thousands of time!!jason(such a smart ass) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 3 #3 April 26, 2002 What? Carrying a cocoanut?quadehttp://futurecam.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FallRate 0 #4 April 26, 2002 C'mon man! We need more information here. Is the ant belly-flying or flat-flying? Perhaps a bird-ant suit? Where will the ant be deploying? A seven cell or a nine cell? What's the wing-loading? Is this 14,000' MSL or AGL...if AGL, what is the altitude of the landing area? Does this particular ant like to 'hook-it-in' or is it more of an accuracy ant? Too many variables!!!FallRate Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gravitysurf808 0 #5 April 26, 2002 Depends Skyhawk..Is said ant riding in my jumpsuit or on my shoe?If so...what is the single molecular weight of said ant or is it "posing" and using it's capability of carrying 10 to 20 times it's own weight for this ride?Aloha~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gravitysurf808 0 #6 April 26, 2002 You're right FallRate...too many variables.I once knew a skydiving ant at our DZ. Had a nasty mal one weekend...deployed his "Cricket" reserve a bit low over the local lake. The reserve deployed timely however the weight of his own rig pulled him under and he subsequently drowned.Tragic story to say the least.For what it's worth I believe he was jumping a "Teardrop".Aloha~"This is the 4th time I've been late to work this week!...and it's only Tuesday" Cheech and Chong Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveMonkey 0 #7 April 26, 2002 The ant might get hypoxia at that alti Danger could be my middle name. But it's Paul. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Haeloth 0 #8 April 26, 2002 What about a chicken?I wonder if it would try to glide down from altitude, or world it do some freefalling first? Nobody expects the...um...the Spanish...um... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scottbre 0 #9 April 26, 2002 QuoteWhat about a chicken?That's just stupid. Everyone knows that chickens can't fly.200 feet of Saran Wrap and noone to play with. . . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #10 April 26, 2002 QuoteEveryone knows that chickens can't fly.Hmm....I'm pretty sure Cajun Chickens can fly..."It's hard to be anal retentive when you don't have an anus" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scottbre 0 #11 April 26, 2002 QuoteI'm pretty sure Cajun Chickens can fly...At least they like to think that they can. 200 feet of Saran Wrap and noone to play with. . . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kmcguffee 0 #12 April 26, 2002 QuoteI'm pretty sure Cajun Chickens can fly. Those are the real spicy chickens right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #13 April 26, 2002 At 14k isn't there a good chance that it wouldn't land? The uppers could keep it up there.A human cannonball, I rise above it allUp higher then a trapeze, I can fly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #14 April 26, 2002 QuoteThose are the real spicy chickens right? I love my cajun spicy!!"It's hard to be anal retentive when you don't have an anus" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coconutmonkey 0 #15 April 26, 2002 African or European? Are you suggesting that coconut carrying ants migrate? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #16 April 26, 2002 QuoteWhat about a chicken?If you don't make a parachute for them they will splat. Not that I have ever known anyone that threw a chicken out of a plane or anything....."It's all about the BOOBIES!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coconutmonkey 0 #17 April 26, 2002 Depends on if they're frozen or not... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 259 #18 April 26, 2002 QuoteNot that I have ever known anyone that threw a chicken out of a plane or anything....Yeah. Me neither. But this person that I don't know once told me that they really can't fly. Especially after riding to 3k in a burlap sack then being thrown out of the plane. Flapping was attempted... but it did no good... He had to write an apology letter to the ASPCA for that one.pull & flare,lisa[subliminal msg]My website Go Now[/subliminal msg] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #19 April 26, 2002 QuoteHe had to write an apology letter to the ASPCA for that one.The guy I knew just happened to have exited with the chicken from a US Air Force C-141. He even made it a little main. No reserve though. It was OK...he even gave it a great spot and it landed on the DZ and ran away. Unfortunately, some officers got wind of it and didn't think it was too funny. He got kicked out of the Air Force over it......."It's all about the BOOBIES!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freaksister 0 #20 April 26, 2002 I tossed out a grasshopper one day from about 4K...it decided to ride with us and it was one of those GIANT ones...I wigged and chunked it, the dumb fucker. SisWasting away again in Margaritaville.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #21 April 26, 2002 I was going to take a mouse out that we had caught on a sticky pad. Instead we went and funneled the GT team. Oh well...distractions......"It's all about the BOOBIES!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zennie 0 #22 April 26, 2002 Without looking at any of the following posts, I don't think you can answer that question the way it's phrased.I can think of a whole plethora of issues.Is it an African or European ant? Can ants even jump?Is the 14K measured AGL or ASL?What is the point being jumped to? Is its level measured AGL or ASL?I mean, assuming an ant can jump, if it just jumps up & down at 14K, that's a fraction of a second. If it jumps, say from my knee to the airplane floor, maybe a second. If you're talking out the door & to the ground, then you have the A/C to ground AGL/ASL disparity issues.And just what is the ant doing with a coconut in the first place? "Zero Tolerance: the politically correct term for zero thought, zero common sense." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zennie 0 #23 April 26, 2002 Now having read the responses, it's nice to see I wasn't the only one who seized the opportunity to shamelssly throw in some Monty Python one-liners! "Zero Tolerance: the politically correct term for zero thought, zero common sense." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kmcguffee 0 #24 April 26, 2002 Quote Q. for the smart ppl Can the rest of us answer too? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites MrHixxx 0 #25 April 26, 2002 Well, my fat aunt Iris would probably smoke in in about 70 seconds, but my little aunt Marge would float big time and maybe be down in 90...-Hixxx"Sous ma tub, Dr. Suess ma tub" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 1 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
MrHixxx 0 #25 April 26, 2002 Well, my fat aunt Iris would probably smoke in in about 70 seconds, but my little aunt Marge would float big time and maybe be down in 90...-Hixxx"Sous ma tub, Dr. Suess ma tub" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
