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Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostThough 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.
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Originally posted by Alf W View PostHeadcam 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
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Originally posted by Alf W View PostHeadcam 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
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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
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Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostI 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.
Come to think of it #2. Water skiers presumably could manage a 2 m jump at 50 mph too.Last edited by TimberWolf; 23 May 2012, 16:06.
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostHence 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?!
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostHence 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?!
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Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostAmazing.
Video here:
Gary Connery: stuntman completes 2400ft skydive without a parachute - Telegraph
Rollerskates next hopefully.
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Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostI think water is pretty hard and lethal at those speeds. Ice maybe.
I always thought landing on boxes could hurt - they're very strong at the edges so what if you catch one wrong?!Last edited by d000hg; 23 May 2012, 15:52.
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostAt 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?
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Amazing.
Video here:
Gary Connery: stuntman completes 2400ft skydive without a parachute - Telegraph
Rollerskates next hopefully.
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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
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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?
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