Salt water enema?

[Moose423956]

I think it was that programme where the woman who does the Wainright walks was training to climb some ridiculous Scottish pinacle thingie like (but not actually) the Old Man of Hoy...

I believe she did climb the Old Man of Hoy.

[hyperD]

Eeek, indeed Mr Lizzard. I had one of those when water skiing.

Cured the holiday constipation, but not pleasant when you get a litre of salted water up your jacksy....

[Bagpuss]

As Bill Hicks would say, rejoice, the world got lighter, another moron bit the dust.

[hyperD]

Is this anything to do with getting the world's biggest enema as you fall into the water?

[TheFaQQer]

In Portugal, tombstoning has been around for ages. Adolescents would not only dive off vertical cliffs, but would take massive run ups to avoid cliffs with an incline, to avoid hitting the bottom of it, rather than the water.

Practically every weekend I would see one or two kids, covered in blood, waiting for the ambulance.

I never saw adults do it, though.

Wikipedia says that it comes from the West country, so it must be true.

[Pinto]

In Portugal, tombstoning has been around for ages. Adolescents would not only dive off vertical cliffs, but would take massive run ups to avoid cliffs with an incline, to avoid hitting the bottom of it, rather than the water.

Practically every weekend I would see one or two kids, covered in blood, waiting for the ambulance.

I never saw adults do it, though.

[NickFitz]

Can I be the first...?

What is tombstoning?

You should try reading the linked article. It tells you in there.

[TheFaQQer]

Jumping off cliffs into water*...




(*whilst hoping that the water is deep enough...)

That's why you should always use a good old-fashioned straddle jump into water.

[TheFaQQer]

Can I be the first...?

What is tombstoning?

Jumping off a cliff into the water.

An extreme sport involving diving off a fixed point such as sea harbour walls, bridges, rocks and cliff faces into water. The sport's origins can be traced to United Kingdom west country.

[Shimano105]

Can I be the first...?

What is tombstoning?

[zeitghost]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/7073929.stm

Don't try this at home folks...