JasonCT13 0 #1 September 29, 2004 Hello everyone! My girlfriend made her first tandem skydive this weekend a LOVED it! That night we went to a wedding and within about 2 hours of partying she was drunk of her ass, puking in the bushes, and sick the rest of the night. The thing is she only had 3 glasses of red wine! So my question, being that she made her 1st skydive earlier that night could that have effected her body in anyway? Any info would be great! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ifall 0 #2 September 29, 2004 Adrenaline drained her of a lot of her energy??? Only thing I could think of. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
groundpounder 0 #3 September 29, 2004 could be the alcoholic content of the air. Seriously though, I'm no scientician, but I'd figure that up @ altitude, her body was already producing more red blood cells to transport more O2 from the thinner air. The more salient explanation, though, is that among the excitement and adrenaline drip, she forgot/wasn't able to eat much food. full and plare. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMax 0 #4 September 29, 2004 Quotecould be the alcoholic content of the air. Seriously though, I'm no scientician, but I'd figure that up @ altitude, her body was already producing more red blood cells to transport more O2 from the thinner air. The more salient explanation, though, is that among the excitement and adrenaline drip, she forgot/wasn't able to eat much food. The first part is total BS. The food hypothesis is more reasonable. I'd say delayed response to stress is most likely explanation. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pajarito 0 #5 September 29, 2004 Quotecould be the alcoholic content of the air. Seriously though, I'm no scientician, but I'd figure that up @ altitude, her body was already producing more red blood cells to transport more O2 from the thinner air. The more salient explanation, though, is that among the excitement and adrenaline drip, she forgot/wasn't able to eat much food. I'll bet it had more to do with the over excitement, adrenaline rush, not drinking/eating enough. I don't believe you'd get into the other kinds of physiological changes that you mentioned unless you went higher in altitude for a longer duration. I've experienced the many other physiological changes doing high altitude free-fall ops in the Army. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pccoder 0 #6 September 29, 2004 I agree, probably just from not eating enough that day, being a bit stressed from the experience. PcCoder.net Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
winsor 234 #7 September 29, 2004 QuoteHello everyone! My girlfriend made her first tandem skydive this weekend a LOVED it! That night we went to a wedding and within about 2 hours of partying she was drunk of her ass, puking in the bushes, and sick the rest of the night. The thing is she only had 3 glasses of red wine! So my question, being that she made her 1st skydive earlier that night could that have effected her body in anyway? Any info would be great! I don't know specifically what is the mechanism, but it seems to be a combination of things. I have videoed a few tandems, and noted that having them eat something right before jumping reduced the rate of barfing to zero. Many had not slept well or had a good breakfast, and the rush of adrenaline on top of nothing but coffee did not seem to do good things. I imagine hypoglycemia played a part. A couple of oatmeal cookies or a banana about a half an hour before boarding the plane appeared to be sufficient to ward off the ill effects of the jump. Be advised that this is ancedotal, and I haven't seen fit to perform a rigorous analysis of quite what gives. In addition, if someone is seriously hung over from the party celebrating the same event as the tandem jump, all bets are off. Thus, some of the comments about not eating seem about right. Throw in a mess of adrenaline and pound down a few glasses of wine (some glasses are bigger than others, and some wine seems to have emetic qualities all its own) and the old inner ear may well rebel. Blue skies, Winsor Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpnbunny 0 #8 September 29, 2004 My guess is that she faked being sick so that she wouldn't have to have sex with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMax 0 #9 September 29, 2004 Not eating is not a major cause of the problem but might have contributed to it. First jump is associated with high stress followed by massive release of adrenaline and some other active neurochemicals (I do not want to get into details here). Depletion of these hormones results in short term psychological and behavioral changes (loss of appetite can be one of them). Reduced resistance to alcohol is also a result of these changes. Think of beer. Why do we enjoy it so much after whole day of jumping? To me the first beer after long training day at dropzone always tastes much better then if I just stop by for a drink after spending a day at work. The simplified explanation is because jumping is more exciting and this excitement leads to depletion of certain neurochemocals inhuman brain. This short term depletion changes alcohol tolerance. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.dino 1 #10 September 29, 2004 Quote...some of the comments about not eating seem about right. Throw in a mess of adrenaline... Adrenaline is an appetite suppressant. I remember that after my first few jumps, I'd forget to eat, and then a few hours later get very tired as my body crashed from lack of energy. Alcohol seems to compound this effect. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstime 0 #11 September 30, 2004 I have a differnt view, My first skydive was at the Ranch and they give that coupon for a free drink @ Bensons. I drank 5 vodka's and didnt even feel the effects of those drinks, normally I would be doing the ole 3 steps foward & 2 back. I got home and had 2 more drinks, went to bed about 11 ish and when I woke up, I felt like it was the 70's hangover. My thought was that one would have to tame the adreneline with booze??? must be different with other ppl. PS I dont drink anymore...... yeah like a fat lady dont fart Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bodypilot1 0 #12 September 30, 2004 QuoteThat night we went to a wedding and within about 2 hours of partying she was drunk of her ass, puking in the bushes, and sick the rest of the night. The thing is she only had 3 glasses of red wine! Maybe you have a girlfriend that is just allergic to marriage! -www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fireflyer 0 #13 September 30, 2004 QuoteQuotecould be the alcoholic content of the air. Seriously though, I'm no scientician, but I'd figure that up @ altitude, her body was already producing more red blood cells to transport more O2 from the thinner air. The more salient explanation, though, is that among the excitement and adrenaline drip, she forgot/wasn't able to eat much food. The first part is total BS. The food hypothesis is more reasonable. I'd say delayed response to stress is most likely explanation. ditto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nael 0 #14 September 30, 2004 QuoteMy guess is that she faked being sick so that she wouldn't have to have sex with you. www.TerminalSports.com.auAustralia's largest skydive gear store Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #15 September 30, 2004 QuoteMy guess is that she faked being sick so that she wouldn't have to have sex with you. Yeah I'd go with that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OzoneJunkie 0 #16 September 30, 2004 Jumping can be pretty dehydrating, especially for first timers. Couple that with drinking, might do it. But, yeah, prolly just didn't want to have sex with yah :P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydver 0 #17 September 30, 2004 all these reasons sound okay, but maybe you've forgotten the obvious one......maybe she just cant handle her liquor Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
