jhilden 0 #1 May 25, 2007 I've heard a few people tell whuffo's that they don't need to breath in FF because the body will obsorb the oxygen it needs (I'd heard this before I became a skydiver). I always thought that was just a story we told to be funny. Then I come across think link on an actual skyding FAQ site: http://www.minnesotaskydiving.com/minnesota_skydiving_questions.html#breathing Give me a break, we breathe normally in FF, I think this is a load of crap! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
towerrat 0 #2 May 25, 2007 clicky no worky..... but it's all a bunch of b.s. You don't breathe, you die. Simple really Play stupid games, win stupid prizes! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,254 #3 May 25, 2007 Quote I've heard a few people tell whuffo's that they don't need to breath in FF because the body will obsorb the oxygen it needs (I'd heard this before I became a skydiver). I always thought that was just a story we told to be funny. Then I come across think link on an actual skyding FAQ site: http://www.minnesotaskydiving.com/minnesota_skydiving_questions.html#breathing Give me a break, we breathe normally in FF, I think this is a load of crap! I think it was part of a joke FAQ put up on a skydiving site years and years ago - loads of other 'serious' FAQs have just included it because it's funnyDo you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IanHarrop 37 #4 May 25, 2007 Quote Give me a break, we breathe normally in FF, I think this is a load of crap! No its true, and the older you get the less you need to breath until you stop altogether... "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,396 #5 May 25, 2007 >I always thought that was just a story we told to be funny. I included it in a few FAQs I wrote about 15 years ago just to be funny. They seem to have propagated. Sorry. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stayhigh 2 #6 May 25, 2007 no wonder i felt dizzy all this time... so we kinda have to breathe???Bernie Sanders for President 2016 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildcard451 0 #7 May 25, 2007 Quoteno wonder i felt dizzy all this time... so we kinda have to breathe??? You'd done HAVE to do anything. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AFFI 0 #8 May 25, 2007 Quoteno wonder i felt dizzy all this time... so we kinda have to breathe??? Yup - and use your mouth or nose, try any other orifice and... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howardwhite 4 #9 May 25, 2007 This story? (Stolen from elsewhere) ==== "How do you breathe in freefall?" and other Whuffo Questions ------------------------------------------------------------ "How do you breath in freefall?" -- Through genetically developed gills. This falls into the realm of urban folklore. One CAN breathe in freefall - if it were necessary. However, due to the high speed of terminal freefall (and much higher speeds in vertical freefall dives), the jumper's body is exposed to O2 molecules at a much higher rate than someone walking around on the ground. The body is able to absorb the necessary O2 through the skin. This is why jumpers flap their cheeks in freefall, it presents a larger surface area to the airstream for oxygen osmosis. Once under canopy, the jumper resumes breathing normally. This is also why jumpers do not jump on cloudy days or when they might risk going through clouds. The moisture in the clouds can condense on their exposed skin surfaces preventing the absorption of the necessary oxygen resulting in suffocation. AADs are recommended for jumpers in climates where weather is a factor. "Don't your ears pop on the way down?" -- "Yes, we're not ignoring you, we're deaf." "What if you have to go the bathroom in the plane?" -- "Go ahead!" "Can you steer your parachute?" -- "No, one time I landed in Jamacia." "Does it hurt?" -- "Yes, that's why we jump all the time! Masochism!" "What if your parachute doesn't open?" -- "Gee, I never thought of that..." "Why do you jump?" -- "Why do _you_ breathe?" "Where do you jump?" -- "O'Hare, Midway, LAX, Dulles, where ever I happen to be." (:-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrBrant 0 #10 May 25, 2007 Quote Then I come across think link on an actual skyding FAQ site: http://www.minnesotaskydiving.com/minnesota_skydiving_questions.html#breathing too bad you didn't come accross on an actual dropzone's website Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stayhigh 2 #11 May 25, 2007 other orifice is reserved for freefall farting dude...... i don't know about breathing while freefall but farting while sit flying give you more lift..just friedly reminder to everyone... don't fart while inside the plane, get out first!!! Bernie Sanders for President 2016 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sparkie 0 #12 May 26, 2007 Quote clicky no worky..... but it's all a bunch of b.s. You don't breathe, you die. Simple really Speak for yourself, I'm over 400 years old and can only die if my head is cut off Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rapter 0 #13 May 26, 2007 A few years ago that statement was made on a Discovery channel show about skydiving, many of my friends saw it and asked if it was true. Only the good die young, so I have found immortality, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
browny05 0 #14 May 28, 2007 Quoteother orifice is reserved for freefall farting dude...... no dont do this, Its extremely dangerous. your body is like a 747 its pressurised inside and if you fart in freefall its equivilant to a plane experiencing explosive decompression and your insides will be sucked out your ass....remember to take it easy.....and if its easy take it home.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,623 #15 May 28, 2007 Quote>I always thought that was just a story we told to be funny. I included it in a few FAQs I wrote about 15 years ago just to be funny. They seem to have propagated. Sorry. NOW you tell us!... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #16 May 28, 2007 Don't forget the one about not jumping in the rain because you'll hit the pointy ends of the raindrops! Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkeenan 13 #17 May 29, 2007 I was at a DZ where a news crew was filming some RW dirt dives, etc. When asked by the interviewer about the "tubes" on the jumpsuits (grippers), one jumper told her that the static electricity built up in freefall could be dangerous, and these were devices to disperse the electric field. He had her going pretty well, until some of the jumpers couldn't keep a straight face any longer, and the TV lady knew something was up. _____________________________________ Dude, you are so awesome... Can I be on your ash jump ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HimHim 0 #18 May 29, 2007 Somebody send this to MythbustersSundance: (chuckling) "You just keep thinkin' Butch...that's what yer good at." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stayhigh 2 #19 May 29, 2007 How bout this.. easier way to test that theory strip the person down, then tape his or her mouth and nose and then throw the person into a wind tunnel..Bernie Sanders for President 2016 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #20 May 29, 2007 Quote How bout this.. easier way to test that theory strip the person down, then tape his or her mouth and nose and then throw the person into a wind tunnel.. I bet Chris Angel could do it... Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NSEMN8R 0 #21 May 30, 2007 That's hilariousI'm going to start telling my tandem students that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
