ltdiver 3 #1 May 31, 2005 ....have you noticed how the news can build up a story that actually has different facts? Kudo's to Rainer, though, for walking away from what happened to you today... This out just 3 hours ago. http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2005250095,00.html Fir saves KOd skydiver A SKYDIVER knocked out in mid-air survived a two-mile plunge when he landed in a tree. Rainer Schuster, 43, lost consciousness and his crash helmet when a fellow jumper slammed into him before he could open his chute near Munich. His emergency chute opened too late to slow his fall — but he crashed into a fir tree and was left hanging on its branches with just a broken arm. Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reginald 0 #2 May 31, 2005 Well I would not call "The Sun" actual 'news'. Here are a few other hard hiting headlines of ‘news’ from the Sun. “BUSTY housemate Lesley gets the hump over Max's rap about her flashing her boobs” “SCHOOLGIRL knifes her friend during fight over a ball at barbecue” “GANG attack 60-year-old after she refuses to give them a cigarette”"We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,623 #3 May 31, 2005 QuoteWell I would not call "The Sun" actual 'news'. Here are a few other hard hiting headlines of ‘news’ from the Sun. “BUSTY housemate Lesley gets the hump over Max's rap about her flashing her boobs” “SCHOOLGIRL knifes her friend during fight over a ball at barbecue” “GANG attack 60-year-old after she refuses to give them a cigarette” What do you expect from something owned by Rupert Murdoch, FOX News? ... 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
North95 0 #4 May 31, 2005 Quote“SCHOOLGIRL knifes her friend during fight over a ball at barbecue” I don't know if this is the same incident, but here in New York today, according to The New York Times, a schoolgirl did stab and kill a friend during a fight over a ball. The Times didn't mention a barbecue. NorthRepetition does not transform a lie into a truth. Franklin D. Roosevelt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cpoxon 0 #5 May 31, 2005 QuoteRe: [ltdiver] Not Worthy of the Incidents Forum, but.... It may well be Lori. I read another report on this in another UK tabloid (albeit, not as bad as The Sun, The Daily Mail) which described his "emergency chute" activating automatically but not in time. Is this accurate i.e. did an AAD open the reserve? If so, was it malfunctioning or calibrated incorrectly? Quote....have you noticed how the news can build up a story that actually has different facts? How so? Do you have more accurate facts?Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #6 June 1, 2005 QuoteIf so, was it malfunctioning or calibrated incorrectly? Or how tall were the trees? QuoteHow so? Do you have more accurate facts? Show me a news article that is 100% accurate in it's delivery and I'll buy you a beer next time you're in Perris. Quoteanother UK tabloid (albeit, not as bad as The Sun, The Daily Mail) Not sure how it is in the UK, but here in the U.S. the word "tabloid" is synonymous with "Smut Magazine". ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
