Reply to: Nutter of the week

[TimberWolf]

There we go, the next trick - jump out of a plane in a wingsuit which turns into an inflatable dingy

It would be interesting to know what, if anything, he plans to do next.

[d000hg]

Though come to think of it planes land on water too.

Come to think of it #2. Water skiers presumably could manage a 2 m jump at 50 mph too.

There we go, the next trick - jump out of a plane in a wingsuit which turns into an inflatable dingy

[hyperD]

Headcam view from the chap who followed him out. I still can't believe he survived this (or was even allowed to try it).

Head-cam footage shows danger of stuntman's jump - ITV News

Pretty amazing! Makes my hands sweat just looking at it.

[SupremeSpod]

Balls of steel.

[TimberWolf]

Headcam view from the chap who followed him out. I still can't believe he survived this (or was even allowed to try it).

Head-cam footage shows danger of stuntman's jump - ITV News

It's amazing to watch realising that those changes to the flight path are man-made, with no rigid control surfaces and unpowered.

[Alf W]

Headcam view from the chap who followed him out. I still can't believe he survived this (or was even allowed to try it).

Head-cam footage shows danger of stuntman's jump - ITV News

[TimberWolf]

I think boxes are easier to land on than water, because they absorb a lot of energy when they crumble. Water by contrast acts like a non-Newtonian fluid at speed, getting harder than we are used to seeing it behave normally.

Though come to think of it planes land on water too.

Come to think of it #2. Water skiers presumably could manage a 2 m jump at 50 mph too.

[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?!

I think boxes are easier to land on than water, because they absorb a lot of energy when they crumble. Water by contrast acts like a non-Newtonian fluid at speed, getting harder than we are used to seeing it behave normally.

[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.

[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...

[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?!

[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.

[TimberWolf]

Amazing.

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

Rollerskates next hopefully.

[Alf W]

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


Wingman: British Stuntman Gary Connery To Skydive Without Parachute | Strange News | Sky News

[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?