Icon134 0 #51 June 15, 2007 I don't generally make it obvious that I skydive... but I would never lie about the fact that I jump. ScottLivin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyng_circus 0 #52 June 15, 2007 QuoteIve always heard that the percentage /concentration of oxygen (around 21%) is there at higher altitudes; but the pressure (needed to help push oxygen into the lungs ) is the factor that will decrease your (tuc) time of usefull consciousness.................J............... Yup, thats correct. At 18,000 ft MSL atmospheric pressure is reduced by about half. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zipp0 1 #53 June 15, 2007 Quote A common question I get is "Do any more ___ (Enter Number Here) -ways this weekend?" Yeah.... there a few non-skydiver chicks in my office that I ask this question once in a while..... -------------------------- Chuck Norris doesn't do push-ups, he pushes the Earth down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darwin143 0 #54 June 15, 2007 Well if you're asking about "more" x-ways, I guess they've told you about previous big ways before, huh? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydave238 0 #55 June 15, 2007 Quote I work in the Parachute bussiness Not fair! [cry] I wanna work in the parachute business too! I dont realy go out my way talking about skydiving at work, but when asked I feel proud to say I do! I guess I was just pissd that my boss called skydiving uncredible and unprofessional! Maby its a sign! Quit my job, close out my 401k, buy an RV and move out to the dz! edit for spellingReady...Set...Go..! SkydiveSwakop Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpinfarmer 0 #56 June 16, 2007 I don't make a habit of talking about it but if the subject comes up I will. Last week I had to pick up a load of fertilizer from the co-op and when I got there and looked on the bord for which hopper mine was in, instead of my name there was a just a drawing of a guy under canopy. They even got it right and didn't draw a round parachute I was impressed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The111 1 #57 June 18, 2007 Thread revive! Two funny stories on this topic. 1) My old roommate once had a female friend visit him for a few days. She was an artist, and a bit quirky, and after she found out I was a skydiver, I came home one day to a weird piece of artwork on our fridge. It was colored with fluorescent markers on a piece of "magnet paper" (magnet sheet with white surface for drawing/writing), and the picture showed a plane dumping out guys under rounds, and Godzilla was sitting on the ground pulverizing every jumper (and the plane) with his fire breath. There was a caption reading "Now that's what I call FUNKY!!!" I wasn't sure whether or not I should be offended, but I couldn't help laughing. In fact, I still have that thing on my fridge. 2) I have no photos of me skydiving at work, but on my computer wallpaper is a photo I took of two wingsuits flying over the Puerto Rican coast. Someone always walks by and says "cool, you skydive?!" I respond with, "yes, I took that picture." They always come back with "cool, which one is you?" (... the one behind the lens, genius!) Whuffos say the darndest things... www.WingsuitPhotos.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tigra 0 #58 June 18, 2007 Who took the picture or HOW did they take it are popular whuffo questions. People seem to think the pictures are somewhow taken from the ground or the plane with really great telephoto lenses! I have a shot of a dive I was on where we happened to have a 2nd cameraman. (I had it at my desk for a while at my last job.) The shot is cool because it shows the formation AND one of the cameramen on the dive. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The111 1 #59 June 18, 2007 Quote I have a shot of a dive I was on where we happened to have a 2nd cameraman. (I had it at my desk for a while at my last job.) The shot is cool because it shows the formation AND one of the cameramen on the dive. You mean like THIS? I call this type of photo the "outside outside shot", I've always liked it a lot. It's nice for the "less outside" photographer too, as he gets to see a shot of himself at work. THIS one actually shows three other cameramen - Norm Kent upper left (shooting from the HAND), Scary Perry lower right, and Avery Badenhop top center in pink. When whuffos ask how I operate the camera on my head, I simply start flicking my tongue at them like a snake. Some get it right away, some are very slow. It can be quite odd in an office situation when I have to flick my tongue for 30 seconds before they figure out what I'm trying to say. www.WingsuitPhotos.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hukturn 0 #61 June 18, 2007 "Yes"...you bet. When I was going through Airborne School in Ft. Benning, GA. I had 136 jumps whilst going through jumpschool. Several of my Blackhats were on the Silver Wings Demo team. And, one of my Blackhats (female) was actually dating a guy that is well known in the sport. So, I laid a very low profile. Not cool to be identified as a skydiver while attending Airborne School. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krip 2 #62 June 18, 2007 Quote "Yes"...you bet. When I was going through Airborne School in Ft. Benning, GA. I had 136 jumps whilst going through jumpschool. Several of my Blackhats were on the Silver Wings Demo team. And, one of my Blackhats (female) was actually dating a guy that is well known in the sport. So, I laid a very low profile. Not cool to be identified as a skydiver while attending Airborne School. Don't ask Don't tell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkeenan 14 #63 June 18, 2007 I keep a lot of skydiving photos around my desk, so it's no secret. As far as "craziness" remarks go, I remind them that we launch people into space on rockets here, and those people are considered sane. Of course, ever since the Crazy Astronaut Chick incident, that has been in doubt. Kevin Keenan Kennedy Space Ctr. _____________________________________ Dude, you are so awesome... Can I be on your ash jump ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The111 1 #64 June 18, 2007 Quote I keep a lot of skydiving photos around my desk, so it's no secret. As far as "craziness" remarks go, I remind them that we launch people into space on rockets here, and those people are considered sane. Of course, ever since the Crazy Astronaut Chick incident, that has been in doubt. Kevin, if there is ever any doubt, I will vouch for your sanity. Or at least what's left of it. www.WingsuitPhotos.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
