riggerrob 558 #26 April 14, 2009 That sounds a lot like owning a sail boat! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adrnlnrush07 0 #27 April 14, 2009 I haven't found words that can describe it, the people that have jumped because of my insistance say they reason they did it was because of how excited I get when describing certain jumps. Still I think my favorite saying is "trying to describe skydiving to a whuffo is like trying to describe sex to a virgin..." lol good luck if you're still tryin' :-)*~Alli~* When people ask "Why jump out of perfectly good airplane?" I reply "The door was open and someone said GO!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hallux 0 #28 April 14, 2009 I'm not a skydiving instructor but I have taught other things. Is an instructors job to talk people into doing dangerous things??? I know alot about similes. Heres on: Your opinion is like something really gay. And I have been shot in the face with a 12 gauge. And it is alot like skydiving( in the sleet ). And yes my face is doing ok. thanks for asking Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BDashe 0 #29 April 14, 2009 that was an amazing incident, can't believe how many actually ricocheted off your face with no damage. SO SICK when you spit those couple pellets out!!!! HA! I supposed getting away with that with nearly no injury could definitely be comparable to skydiving, like how we all 'get away with it' every weekend!So there I was... Making friends and playing nice since 1983 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #30 April 14, 2009 Quote And I have been shot in the face with a 12 gauge. Holy shit! Well, you certainly know what you're talking about, then. I still think there's better ways to describe it, especially for jumps that don't go through hail storms. I don't try to talk people into it anymore, but whuffos still ask. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KermieCorleone 0 #31 April 14, 2009 60 seconds of pure absolution ... and the canopy opening is comparable to good sex (not great sex, but then again I havent had a really bad malfunction and I have had me some awesome sex)- Neil Never make assumptions! That harmless rectangle could be two triangles having sex ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bluepill 0 #32 April 14, 2009 Quote How do you describe the sensation of skydiving to a whuffo? Do you even try? I tell them to imagine floating in a pool without being wet... I used to say the same thing, and went on to talk about all that I am not on a death wish and talk about AD and reserve drills. But eventually after seeing a sea of blinking eyes all the time, I gave up on that and just tell them what they want to hear. The last whuffo I spoke to today, I told him I shook hands with the pilot of the plane through his window after I had jumped out of the back. He said "really" and I just replied with, "oh yeh" If they are genuinely interested, I go back to the pool. BP Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hallux 0 #33 April 15, 2009 i will say that the taste of lead shot leaves much to be desired. I guess that part is different than skydiving. Unless you eat your weightbelt in freefall. Now that would be a trick. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ugali 0 #34 April 15, 2009 Quote It's like drag racing with Death. Perfect! Tom, Tom Tom, Tommy, Tom Love Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pinkfairy 0 #35 April 15, 2009 I tell them that I jump out of airplanes for fun, and if they have any questions, I answer them in a serious way. I also emphasize the fact that it's a really serious sport, and that I went on a training camp with the national team. I don't think it's anything like a pool at all, I tried swimming in the wind tunnel, but it didn't work at all. Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
millertime24 8 #36 April 15, 2009 Quote It's like drag racing with Death. Thats not exactly true. You cant die "skydiving". That impact with the ground however....Muff #5048 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LaRusic 0 #37 April 15, 2009 how does that old saying go "those who do it cant describe it, those who dont cant understand it" I just tell people how much fun i have and the good friends that i have made while skydiving.The Altitude above you, the runway behind you, and the fuel not in the plane are totally worthless Dudeist Skydiver # 10 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jewels 0 #38 April 15, 2009 Skydiving is like falling in love. Your heart races and everything comes into sharper focus. Forty-five seconds can be a lifetime and it's still over too soon. It consumes your thoughts; everything you see, do and say reminds you of it. It requires trust, confidence, commitment and risk. Sharing a jump with people you know is like sharing part of your very being because it's not something you do everyday or that most people will ever do at all. You know your gear and how it will respond, and even so, it is no guarantee that things will not go wrong. It is worth it. And, like others have said, no description will do skydiving justice because the best part about skydiving happens in your mind and in your heart and is so much more than the sum of the events involved in the jump. You must experience it for yourself.TPM Sister #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BDashe 0 #39 April 15, 2009 Hmmmm... or it's like a good hardcore porn: you walk away hard and if you're not careful you have a big mess to clean up while trying to explain to friends and family how it happened!So there I was... Making friends and playing nice since 1983 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bolas 5 #41 April 16, 2009 Quote I don't think it's anything like a pool at all, I tried swimming in the wind tunnel, but it didn't work at all. You can swim in skydiving. Most people's first time out of a helicopter they swim. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pinkfairy 0 #42 April 16, 2009 Quote You can swim in skydiving. Most people's first time out of a helicopter they swim. Or when I did that naked RW dive. SLIPPERY! Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icon134 0 #43 April 16, 2009 Quote Tell them it is like an orgasm and a car crash at the same time.Its not, but it will make them want to do it. that reminds me of a Jerry Seinfield sketch... Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sletzer 3 #44 April 16, 2009 It's like warm apple pie...... no wait, that's something else! I will be kissing hands and shaking babies all afternoon. Thanks for all your support! *bows* SCS #8251 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
