Skydiving - has anyone been?

2008-02-17 13:55:34

#1

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6975|N. Ireland

My brother went skydiving a while back and plans on doing another jump in the near future. It's likely that I'll join him on the jump and experience it myself. Has anyone ever been skydiving? If so - what's it like!? It looks fantastically scary to me!

Would love to hear comments..

2008-02-17 13:59:02

#2

Gawwad: My way or Haddaway!; +212|7167|Espoo, Finland

A buddy of mine did it a while back and said he felt it in the balls

2008-02-17 14:02:31

#3

Metal-Eater-GR: I can haz titanium paancakez?; +490|6754

I want to do it so badly man...skydiving or bunjee jumping.

Anyone know how expensive are those?

2008-02-17 14:04:05

#4

MetaL*: Banned; +188|6639|Anaheim, Mexifornia

Metal-Eater-GR wrote:
I want to do it so badly man...skydiving or bunjee jumping.

Anyone know how expensive are those?

$200 U.S for skydiving. Over here where I live.

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2008-02-17 14:20:36

#5

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|7019|Long Island, New York

My brother's friend went skydiving and said it felt better than sex (it might be a stretch, but meh) because of all the adrenaline rushing through your body.

I'm doing it when I'm 18.

2008-02-17 14:23:36

#6

Freke1: I play at night... mostly; +47|7029|the best galaxy

A friend of mine passed out the first few seconds LOL. I think it's scary but You'll survive offcause.

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2008-02-17 14:29:31

#7

HurricaИe: Banned; +877|6443|Washington DC

Remember to press 9 a bunch of times...

2008-02-17 14:31:12

#8

ThaReaper: Banned; +410|7121

HurricaИe wrote:
Remember to press 9 a bunch of times...

2008-02-17 15:15:56

#9

SealXo: Member; +309|7017

my grandpa did this a few times at 74

if he can do it so can you

2008-02-17 15:16:30

#10

Surgeons: U shud proabbly f off u fat prik; +3,097|6971|Gogledd Cymru

HurricaИe wrote:
Remember to press 9 a bunch of times...

2008-02-17 15:45:05

#11

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|7131

I'm going to do it at some point in the next few months. Haven't really looked in to the actual details yet though...

EDIT: Ok, first site that actual mentions prices at all says 210 quid. Looks like I'll have to wait a little longer than a few months...

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2008-02-17 15:46:15

#12

Ryan: Member; +1,230|7325|Alberta, Canada

I hate the feeling of falling, that weightlessness in your stomach. Makes me sick.

2008-02-17 15:52:34

#13

Volatile: Member; +252|7186|Sextupling in Empire

One of the funnest things you could do for under $200. I have done it once(tandem) and had a 50 sec. free-fall.

Don't be a pussy, JUST GO DO IT!

Ryan wrote:
I hate the feeling of falling, that weightlessness in your stomach. Makes me sick.

Negative. That feeling lasts for 1 second, then it's just shock and awe.

2008-02-17 16:02:33

#14

Home: Section.80; +447|7329|Seattle, Washington, USA

It's definitely on my to-do list for life.

2008-02-17 16:04:28

#15

Airwolf: Latter Alcoholic; +287|7202|Scotland

bucket list

2008-02-17 16:16:43

#16

ceslayer23: IN YOUR MIRROR; +142|6843|CLOSER THAN I APPEAR

Home wrote:
It's definitely on my to-do list for life.

dont wait, just do it

2008-02-17 16:17:43

#17

Ryan: Member; +1,230|7325|Alberta, Canada

Volatile wrote:
Ryan wrote:
I hate the feeling of falling, that weightlessness in your stomach. Makes me sick.
Negative. That feeling lasts for 1 second, then it's just shock and awe.

Do you cheeks hurt afterwards? They flap in the wind like nobody's business.

2008-02-17 16:25:53

#18

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|7019|Long Island, New York

Ryan wrote:
Volatile wrote:
Ryan wrote:
I hate the feeling of falling, that weightlessness in your stomach. Makes me sick.
Negative. That feeling lasts for 1 second, then it's just shock and awe.
Do you cheeks hurt afterwards? They flap in the wind like nobody's business.

Dunno if it's comparable, but I was on a Jet simulator a while back that put me under 4g's for like 40 seconds, and my cheeks didn't hurt. Only my head. :S

2008-02-17 16:27:05

#19

CoronadoSEAL: pics or it didn't happen; +207|7000|USA

it is like nothing else in this world.
i've only been once, but i'm probably getting certified this summer

edit: the only reason my cheeks hurt was because i was smiling the whole way down

https://img249.imageshack.us/img249/7134/829200720tf4.jpg

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2008-02-17 18:22:24

#20

henhouck: Member; +10|6846|Indiana, Pennsylvania

o my god the best thing i ever did in my life your adrenaline gets pumping and it feels like forever

2008-02-17 18:36:40

#21

Roger Lesboules: Ah ben tabarnak!; +316|7059|Abitibi-Temiscamingue. Québec!

Never been, would love to do it tho!

2008-02-17 18:38:15

#22

Rubix-Cubes: Member; +123|7137|UK

well i have sort of parachutedISH, i was in Cyprus and went up on one of those parachute behind the boat thing, i was let loose on a 200ft cable, but the noob let me out way to fast and the cable snapped the locking tab at my end, I FRICKING SHAT MY SHORTS, and started to head out towards sea, seemed like i was floating away for miles, but in-fact was doing more of a circle, i landed in the sea about 10 feet away from the speed boat, after what seemed like an hour (IN-FACT ABOUT 3 to 5 MINS).. so no not skydiving but as close as iv ever got... must admit after the ordeal i did look back on it with a buzz...

2008-02-17 18:40:27

#23

SEREMAKER: BABYMAKIN EXPERT √; +2,187|7050|Mountains of NC

its fucking AWESOME ............. working on my B licence

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2008-02-17 18:46:16

#24

Dangles91: Member; +7|6872

Your cheeks dont flap if you're smiling

When i went, i screwed it up so we ended up doing flips for the first few seconds... WAS AWESOME!

But there is no weightlessness feeling, for me anyway. Nor is there any stomach drop and the only scary bit is getting out onto the ledge on the side of the plane.

Weird feeling falling like that, quite hard to explain actually.

2008-02-17 20:58:13

#25

GR34: Member; +215|7027|ALBERTA> CANADA

Hopefully I am going for my birthday this year

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