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[oracleslave]

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BBC News - Gary Connery makes world's first skydive without parachute

[northernladuk]

Anyone found a video of it yet?

[Sysman]

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A classic from Derek and Clive Live:

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[d000hg]

At those speeds what would happen if you attempted to do a water landing? Could you curl into a ball at the last second and skim across the surface like the bouncing bomb?

[Alf W]

Just shown my 9 year old son. His reaction? "That's easy! Anyone could land on a million cardboard boxes."


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[TimberWolf]

Amazing.

Video here:
Gary Connery: stuntman completes 2400ft skydive without a parachute - Telegraph

Rollerskates next hopefully.

[TimberWolf]

At those speeds what would happen if you attempted to do a water landing? Could you curl into a ball at the last second and skim across the surface like the bouncing bomb?

I think water is pretty hard and lethal at those speeds. Ice maybe.

[d000hg]

I think water is pretty hard and lethal at those speeds. Ice maybe.

Hence skimming it rather than diving in. Dunno.

I always thought landing on boxes could hurt - they're very strong at the edges so what if you catch one wrong?!

[northernladuk]

Amazing.

Video here:
Gary Connery: stuntman completes 2400ft skydive without a parachute - Telegraph

Rollerskates next hopefully.

Hmmm, am sure it was more impressive watching it there...

[TimberWolf]

Hence skimming it rather than diving in. Dunno.

I always thought landing on boxes could hurt - they're very strong at the edges so what if you catch one wrong?!

His forward speed is ~50 mph and his vertical 15 mph IIRC (the latter equivalent to falling from a height of 2.2m). So I imagine if the surface was smooth and he had skis and positioned them exactly right, it might be doable. But do it wrong, or hit a wave and tumbling at 50mph on water doesn't sound like a lot fun.