Who is Sam Willis and who did they talk to about skydiving?

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http://blogs.bettor.com/Sky-Diving-The-breathtaking-sport-a44832

There are no dangerous dives
Only dangerous divers

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This is written as if by a fifth grader for a homework assignment.

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http://blogs.bettor.com/Sky-Diving-The-breathtaking-sport-a44832

An Instructors first concern is student safety.
So, start being safe, first!!!

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lmao instead of giving a broad example of what a tandem skydive costs this person points out the world's most expensive tandem

Dudeist Skydiver #170
You do not need a parachute to skydive, you only need one to skydive again

[DiverMike 5]

I found this amusing, even though I am what would be considered a member of

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"the people of old ages "

For the same reason I jump off a perfectly good diving board.

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lmao instead of giving a broad example of what a tandem skydive costs this person points out the world's most expensive tandem

Right...

I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option.

[JohnRich 4]

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This is written as if by a fifth grader for a homework assignment.

I agree with that.

Quote: "the amount of risk of a human casualty is said to be only one percent in the sport"

With 5,000 jumps, I should have been dead 50 times now!

I'd leave a comment, but I'll be darned if I'm going to give them my e-mail ID to register.

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This is written as if by a fifth grader for a homework assignment.

I agree with that.

Quote: "the amount of risk of a human casualty is said to be only one percent in the sport"

With 5,000 jumps, I should have been dead 50 times now!

I'd leave a comment, but I'll be darned if I'm going to give them my e-mail ID to register.

Maybe he meant one percent of jumpers, not jumps. About one percent of licensed skydivers will die from a skydiving incident.

Aside from being terribly misinformed, I think the author is probably very young and doesn't speak english as a first language.

[TomNoonan 1]

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lmao instead of giving a broad example of what a tandem skydive costs this person points out the world's most expensive tandem

I've never heard of the guy, but I have heard of that tandem jump....
My guess is that it is some kind of gambling website and whoever wrote that article didn't write it first in English. The Everest jumps have reached a pretty vast global audience, I read an article once written about the expedition from Pakistan.

Not to de-rail the thread, but if you would like to read a more coherent blog on the jump, try this one:

http://blog.mountainfilm.org/2010/10/26/chris-rainiers-everest-skydive/

It's Nat Geo's Chris Rainer.

Namaste,
Tom Noonan

www.everest-skydive.com

[CornishChris 5]

Maybe this is the guy who does the babelfish translations as it makes about as much sense....

CJP

Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people

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The "Add Comment" section is an open door to just get in there and just f**k with them! Just elaborate and expand on the total BS!!! See how far we can take it.

Like for instance, claim that certified adrenalin junkies can get skydiving costs covered under health insurance.

I just did my part. Now it's someone elses turn.

I believe you have my stapler.