DA50 0 #1 February 16, 2007 I am looking all over for a link to the video taken by the jumper who had a double malfunction and survived in New Zealand. I am the only person on the face of the earth who hasn’t seen it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fonz 0 #2 February 16, 2007 You mean this one? It's over on skydivingmovies.com... http://www.skydivingmovies.com/ver2/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=5356 Alphons (took the link from the Dutch forum)And five hundred entirely naked women dropped out of the sky on parachutes. -- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DA50 0 #3 February 16, 2007 Thanks, that looks likeit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gontleman 0 #4 February 16, 2007 QuoteThanks, that looks likeit.So now you're the LAST one to see it. Just can't win today can ya? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigway 4 #5 February 16, 2007 better link, www.mailonsunday.co.uk/skydiver .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nickkk 0 #6 February 16, 2007 WOW! What do you do when someone throws a big planet at you? Throw your pilot chute in defense! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigSky 2 #7 February 16, 2007 QuoteQuoteThanks, that looks likeit.So now you're the LAST one to see it. Just can't win today can ya? Nope I think I was the last one That video is exactly like it happens in my dreams all the time only I usally just get right up.“Sometimes when I reflect back on all the beer I drink I feel ashamed. Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery and their hopes and dreams. If I didn’t drink this beer, th Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fallin4U 0 #8 February 17, 2007 Thats got to be the closest video I've seen to how it would look if you're going to burn in Glad to hear he survived. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GravityJunky 0 #9 February 19, 2007 It shows him plummeting 12,000ft to earth after both his parachutes failed, saying goodbye to the world... and hitting the ground with a sickening thud at 80mph. That must be one hell of a thermal updraft they have there, or is New Zealand, that far in arrears paying their gravity tax in full? Thank god he survived, but I'd have expect a significantly higher speed involved. With a double chute malfunction!*My Inner Child is A Fucking Prick Too! *Everyones entitled to be stupid but you are abusing the priviledge *Well I'd love to stay & chat, But youre a total Bitch! {Stewie} Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DougH 270 #10 February 19, 2007 It wasn't a none out situation. Why would you think the speed would be greater?"The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #11 February 23, 2007 for a person that has never experienced freefall, that is quite sickening.. but i was eager to see it, just as the OP..“Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites