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  1. 02-13-2007, 07:18 #1
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    Default Skydiver falls 12,000 feet and survives

    After both his parachutes failed.

    Video from his headcam is pretty amazing (IE only)
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  2. 02-13-2007, 07:37 #2
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    Default Re: Skydiver falls 12,000 feet and survives

    That's pretty amazing. Wonder if he read the Unplanned freefall? No worries thread.
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    Default Re: Skydiver falls 12,000 feet and survives

    Hmm, seems like his parachute opened partly and slowed him at least a bit.

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    Default Re: Skydiver falls 12,000 feet and survives

    Wow, lucky man, that...

    Lucky place to land in though, reckon he wouldn't have stood a chance had he crashed about 50 meters to his left, in the sea...

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  5. 02-13-2007, 18:01 #5
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    Default Re: Skydiver falls 12,000 feet and survives

    He actually said he hoped he would crash in the sea, though he realised it would have killed him anyway. The real danger would probably have been the car park about 30 meters away from where he landed (the helicopter takes off from there later in the clip).
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    Default Re: Skydiver falls 12,000 feet and survives

    Hmm. Are you ok, are you in pain? What kinds of questions are those?

    Looks like he got his lines crossed for a partial deployment.


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    Default Re: Skydiver falls 12,000 feet and survives

    I saw it in the tv.

    Amazing.




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    Default Re: Skydiver falls 12,000 feet and survives

    Lucky guy.
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    Default Re: Skydiver falls 12,000 feet and survives

    That was awesome.
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  10. 02-15-2007, 12:26 #10
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    Default Re: Skydiver falls 12,000 feet and survives

    Wow. Impressive.
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    Default Re: Skydiver falls 12,000 feet and survives

    "are you okay?"
    "no!"-------> understatement of the year right there


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