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what are the chances of a parachute failing?
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| UglyDave |
can someone tell me the statistic for the amount of people who die while attempting a skydive?
I did one before, and i've put my name down for another one.... but i'm having doubts....
anyone? |
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| washout |
| quote: | Originally posted by UglyDave
can someone tell me the statistic for the amount of people who die while attempting a skydive?
I did one before, and i've put my name down for another one.... but i'm having doubts....
anyone? |
1 out of every 5. |
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| THE_Chris |
| Put it this way, the chances of the main chute failing are low, the chances of the reserve shoot failing are low which means the chances of BOTH failing at once are incredibly low :) |
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| Marc Summers |
| How is skydiving? Ultimate rush? |
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| djxtension |
| quote: | Originally posted by THE_Chris
Put it this way, the chances of the main chute failing are low, the chances of the reserve shoot failing are low which means the chances of BOTH failing at once are incredibly low :) |
I bet you're just saying that to make him feel better...
:p
No seriously, he's right. The chances of both chutes failing at once are probably lower than you tripping over a dead dog and breaking your neck... Life's all about taking chances: go for it. |
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| jonSun |
| I was just talking to my cousin about this on Easter. He used to skydive all the time when he was in his 20's. But now that he's 35 & has a wife & kids he said he would never do it again. I asked him why. He said you dont hear about most of the bad incidents until youve been doing it a while & after a while he heard that people were having mishaps like every other weekend. |
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| Demoted |
| Who cares? If you die then you died pwnaged by the ground at like, a million times the speed of a chinchilla eating a quarter. And that's tough, I mean, ing tough. |
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| medinaM5 |
| i went skydiving last summer...hands down the craziest thing i have ever done in my life |
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| idoru |
| I want to do it at least once. I have no clue why, because I have a fear of both heights and death. :nervous: |
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| Demoted |
| quote: | Originally posted by idoru
I want to do it at least once. I have no clue why, because I have a fear of both heights and death. :nervous: |
Sexually attracted to wind perchance? |
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| medinaM5 |
| back on topic...i'd say 1 fatality per 65,513 jumps |
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| UglyDave |
ok, that last post by jonSun is a bit off putting......
what to do, oh what to do.... |
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