I always find the cliff cliche hilarious for one reason. My dad can never actually pull it out. Why? Because while he was on his honeymoon with my step-mom, he jumped off a cliff (it was in a safe area), so any attempts would result in, “Uh dad, but you jumped off a cliff.”
This article is a little dated but points out how dangerous BASE jumping is:https://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/active/11612292/BASE-jumping-the-life-or-death-appeal-of-the-worlds-most-dangerous-sport.html
If a cow jumped over the moon, would I do that, too?
My point being that folks who would gratuitously endanger themselves would not be my friends, so the implied situation could not occur.
What’s more, when I was a kid, if I had had “friends” who would carelessly do risky things, my parents and teachers wouldn’t have questioned whether I would join in their folly, they would have argued that I shouldn’t have them as “friends”.
I have done a lot of these activities, but imho just make sure they are enough to kill you. its kind of playing russian roulette with a 22 short. if you are going to play the game go all the way .
BASE jumping, if anyone is left uninitiated, is the practice of parachuting from tall things and not airplanes. BASE stands for Building, Antenna, Span (bridge, but BABE jumping is another risky thing altogether) and Earth. Jumping off cliffs would be that last one.
I don’t know the actual statistics, but it’s generally accepted that most BASE jumping careers are short ones. I can’t be too smug, though, with my own history of hang gliding. People seem to think that’s a matter of jumping off cliffs, too, though if you ask me, there’s a difference between a bluff and a cliff, and there’s a great big difference between plummeting downward at terminal velocity and riding a draft upward with a healthy horizontal component factored in. Also, you know, a wing. But then, I’m biased, just as are any BASE jumpers who have read this and declared me a moron.
As long as I’m an established moron, then, let me tell you what strikes me as the most damning evidence of a certain questionable personality trait among those guys: the ubiquitous GoPro. Look, you’re free to experience your experiences your way and I’ll experience mine my way. But recording hour experiences on video suggests that you’re not paying enough attention to burn it sufficiently into your memory, and/or you’re a little more motivated by “look at me” than I am (an admittedly odd thing to say for someone who says “read what I just wrote” on a daily basis).
But mostly, and I know they’re really cool devices, and I can see the appeal, but mostly, to me the helmet-mounted GoPro is just how people in the 21st Century say, “here, hold my beer.”
RAGs over 4 years ago
Other than things projecting out from the sides of the building, base jumping is safe, except for the last 20 feet or so.
Bilan over 4 years ago
Cliff? I thought everybody jumped off a bridge.
RuinQueenofOblivion over 4 years ago
I always find the cliff cliche hilarious for one reason. My dad can never actually pull it out. Why? Because while he was on his honeymoon with my step-mom, he jumped off a cliff (it was in a safe area), so any attempts would result in, “Uh dad, but you jumped off a cliff.”
Ceeg22 Premium Member over 4 years ago
Calm down, Caulfield
just-ducky over 4 years ago
This is the perfect response to the bridge questionhttps://xkcd.com/1170/
sandpiper over 4 years ago
Too murky for these old bones.
Bill The Nuke over 4 years ago
This article is a little dated but points out how dangerous BASE jumping is:https://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/active/11612292/BASE-jumping-the-life-or-death-appeal-of-the-worlds-most-dangerous-sport.html
gammaguy over 4 years ago
If a cow jumped over the moon, would I do that, too?
My point being that folks who would gratuitously endanger themselves would not be my friends, so the implied situation could not occur.
What’s more, when I was a kid, if I had had “friends” who would carelessly do risky things, my parents and teachers wouldn’t have questioned whether I would join in their folly, they would have argued that I shouldn’t have them as “friends”.
kunddog over 4 years ago
I have done a lot of these activities, but imho just make sure they are enough to kill you. its kind of playing russian roulette with a 22 short. if you are going to play the game go all the way .
TracyKlujian over 4 years ago
6-12 jump difference? What’s that about?
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 4 years ago
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BASE jumping, if anyone is left uninitiated, is the practice of parachuting from tall things and not airplanes. BASE stands for Building, Antenna, Span (bridge, but BABE jumping is another risky thing altogether) and Earth. Jumping off cliffs would be that last one.
I don’t know the actual statistics, but it’s generally accepted that most BASE jumping careers are short ones. I can’t be too smug, though, with my own history of hang gliding. People seem to think that’s a matter of jumping off cliffs, too, though if you ask me, there’s a difference between a bluff and a cliff, and there’s a great big difference between plummeting downward at terminal velocity and riding a draft upward with a healthy horizontal component factored in. Also, you know, a wing. But then, I’m biased, just as are any BASE jumpers who have read this and declared me a moron.
As long as I’m an established moron, then, let me tell you what strikes me as the most damning evidence of a certain questionable personality trait among those guys: the ubiquitous GoPro. Look, you’re free to experience your experiences your way and I’ll experience mine my way. But recording hour experiences on video suggests that you’re not paying enough attention to burn it sufficiently into your memory, and/or you’re a little more motivated by “look at me” than I am (an admittedly odd thing to say for someone who says “read what I just wrote” on a daily basis).
But mostly, and I know they’re really cool devices, and I can see the appeal, but mostly, to me the helmet-mounted GoPro is just how people in the 21st Century say, “here, hold my beer.”