Could you do this??

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by stevej37

^^^ esp not with broken ribs!

Sneezed a little bit ago, all I can say is OUCH, new level of pain.

[stevej37]

^^^ Better read-up on home remedies for hic-ups!
I know none other than holding your breath...and that rarely works for me.

[A930Rocket]

What? No bikini bottoms???


And, no, I wouldn’t jump off it.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by stevej37

I would think that hitting the water at a slightly off angle (at that height)...would be very bad.

One of my 3m dives had me hit at a slightly weird angle or something and it was unpleasant. I think my hands were angled or I hit at a slight angle instead of straight and the force caused my body to bend backwards which was unpleasant enough for me to not do that a second time. It may have been the same dive when the top of my head hit the water, that was uncomfortable too.

And jumping in feet first, I remember my feet and junk feeling quite a smack when I hit the water.

Nope, nope, nope.

[Tobra]

I have jumped off cliffs or bridges into rivers or lakes from that high. Pretty sure the bridge ones were illegal.

I can't recall how far it was from the flight deck to the water, 85' maybe. They told us feet first, arms crossed across chest, plug your nose, clench your butt cheeks and open your mouth. Not sure I want to know what happens if you miss a step on that checklist.

[KFC911]

The thread title is a trick question.... right?

Snowballs in Hades first

[stevej37]

^^^

[flatbutt]

Originally Posted by stevej37

^^^ Did you ever hit the water at the wrong angle?


or hence the user name?

yes...but only once.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by Tobra

I have jumped off cliffs or bridges into rivers or lakes from that high. Pretty sure the bridge ones were illegal.

I can't recall how far it was from the flight deck to the water, 85' maybe. They told us feet first, arms crossed across chest, plug your nose, clench your butt cheeks and open your mouth. Not sure I want to know what happens if you miss a step on that checklist.

That all makes sense, but I don't understand the point of that last one. Curious.

[stevej37]

^^^ Prob in case you mess up and do a belly-flop.
Gotta have someplace for the contents to go..fast.

[gregpark]

Clench your butt? pretty sure that would automatic

[masraum]

Originally Posted by gregpark

Clench your butt? pretty sure that would automatic

You'd be surprised what goes out the window in certain situations.

[svandamme]

I'de rather jump out of an airplane with a parachute then 20 meters with nothing but a swimsuit

[stealthn]

Ah, have you ever watched the Red Bull cliff diving? No, I couldn’t

[Bill Douglas]

You guys have just reminded me. When I was about 8 us kids would walk along a railway bridge then when the train got close we would jump into the river below. It was pretty exciting stuff. The train roaring towards you with the horn blaring. LOL The difference in time between deciding to jump and the speed of the train; it was just about on top of us as we leapt off the bridge.

[svandamme]

but can Molly Carlson do this :


?

[stevej37]

A few years back, when in Acapulco, I saw these guys. Amazing to see how they time their jump with the waves.