Conundrum 1 #1 March 14, 2005 ....would you still do it? If for whatever reason, (and for the sake of argument) you just knew for fact, that you would die one day from a skydiving accident, would you stop jumping? You have no idea when or how you would go in, could be the next jump, could be 1000 from now. We all know the risks and accept them, with intent on being safe and not getting hurt or dying, but if you knew that sometime in the future it would mean your death, would it still be worth it? What if you have a family? Kids? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pop 0 #2 March 14, 2005 Nahh...I probably wouldnt do it7 ounce wonders, music and dogs that are not into beer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeth 0 #3 March 14, 2005 I can't answer that cuz it matters a great deal WHEN I die. I got a lot of things I want to do in this life, so it'd really suck if I died tomorrow. But if I do die suddenly, I'd rather it be from skydiving than a car crash, struck by lightening, etc. Oh, but only if it was an accident, not something I could've prevented. That would really suck. "At 13,000 feet nothing else matters." PFRX!!!!! Team Funnel #174, Sunshine kisspass #109 My Jump Site Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 220 #4 March 14, 2005 Yeah - I probably would - But - I can only say that now, with out actually knowing.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
missg8tordivr 0 #5 March 14, 2005 Yes I would do it....I would die happy. I would rather go that way than to die drowning. For some reason drowning is a bigger fear for me.*** F LORIDA! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelel01 1 #6 March 14, 2005 Sometimes I think that skydiving will be what takes my life, but there is definitely a difference between thinking and knowing. I suppose I would want to know the alternative . . . how/when would I die otherwise, b/c it's gonna happen. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeordieSkydiver 0 #7 March 14, 2005 I already know I'm going to die from lack of blood to the brain, but I haven't stopped using it... ...Wait, thats not right.... I'd keep jumping, cos it's probably my motorcycle thats gonna kill me...Lee _______________________________ In a world full of people, only some want to fly, is that not crazy? http://www.ukskydiver.co.uk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Girlfalldown 0 #8 March 14, 2005 Yes I would still do it. If I had kids though that answer would be no. -------------- (Do not, I repeat DO NOT, take my posts seriously.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ccowden 0 #9 March 14, 2005 Absolutely, without a doubt, I wouldn't make another jump. Life is sweet and there are too many people/things for me to live for. I love life, and that is why I skydive, but I don't want to die. Knowing there is a chance I could die doing it is worth the risk, but if I KNEW I would die doing it, then no way. Skydiving and the people in it are ALOT to do with who I am and where I get me happiness from, but skydiving is not everything. I could still have the friends in the sport without jumping, and to me, that is what it is all about. I love this sport, but I wouldn't die for it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Conundrum 1 #10 March 14, 2005 QuoteI'd keep jumping, cos it's probably my motorcycle thats gonna kill me... Maybe you mis-read. You KNOW that skydiving will kill you, not your bike or anything else. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peregrinerose 0 #11 March 14, 2005 If the jump that kills me is going to be at the ripe old age of 90, then hell yeah, I'd keep right on jumping. It's the 'when' part that is more important than the 'how'. Jen Do or do not, there is no try -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brits17 0 #12 March 14, 2005 Nope, wouldn't do it anymore. I'd just stick to base jumping. _______________________ aerialkinetics.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeordieSkydiver 0 #13 March 14, 2005 I know, I just didn't use my brain. In my current situation (single no kids) I'd keep jumping. Married, kids, I'd give up in a heartbeat.Lee _______________________________ In a world full of people, only some want to fly, is that not crazy? http://www.ukskydiver.co.uk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpergirl 0 #14 March 14, 2005 QuoteAbsolutely, without a doubt, I wouldn't make another jump. Life is sweet and there are too many people/things for me to live for. I love life, and that is why I skydive, but I don't want to die. Knowing there is a chance I could die doing it is worth the risk, but if I KNEW I would die doing it, then no way. I love this sport, but I wouldn't die for it. I absolutely and totally agree with this statement. I love skydiving and the friends I have made through it, but it is in no way the only thing in the world. I would quit without a second thought if I knew I would die doing it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ncrowe 0 #15 March 14, 2005 I like Brits answer.......I'd give up skydiving and start BASE jumping ... "Don't Mess Around With the Guy in Shades- Oh No!!! " Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #16 March 15, 2005 QuoteWe all know the risks and accept them, with intent on being safe and not getting hurt or dying, but if you knew that sometime in the future it would mean your death, would it still be worth it? Yes. You will die, does it really matter how or when it happens? What matters is how you lived the life, not how it ended. QuoteWhat if you have a family? Kids? In this situation I would say no. Why? Because of responsibility._________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mx757 4 #17 March 15, 2005 were all going to die... might as well die having fun... plus ground rush would be something ele... too bad won't live to tell about it... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kai2k1 0 #18 March 15, 2005 Yes, There's no truer sense of flying than sky diving," Scott Cowan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevJim 0 #19 March 15, 2005 I KNOW that every time I go up in the plane I COULD die. That, to me, is really no different than knowing skydiving will kill me. I treat every jump like it is THE one that will kill me. In that way I keep my senses up, and pay serious attention to safetly. To say that skydiving WILL kill me.... Hmmm, let me pose a question to you: If you knew, without a doubt, that you would die from smoking, would you quit? if you knew, without a doubt, that you would drive in a horrific automobile accident, would you quit driving? Fear holds many people back. The fact is that, for many of us, fear is what drives us forward. Since to me there really is no difference between what you are asking and what I feel every day, No, I wouldn't quit/yes, I would keep jumping.It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
selbbub78 0 #20 March 15, 2005 I would do it. I figure we all have to die sometime, I would rather die doing something that I love doing, and enjoy doing verses getting hit by a bus, or living through a horrible cancer or something. CReW Skies,"Women fake orgasms - men fake whole relationships" – Sharon Stone "The world is my dropzone" (wise crewdog quote) "The light dims, until full darkness pierces into the world."-KDM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
psf 1 #21 March 15, 2005 Absolutely, I would continue to dive. My biggest fear in life is to live to long, and die a slow death. To die skydiving, well, at least it would be quick.ignorance is not bliss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiver30960 0 #22 March 15, 2005 So if I KNEW that I was going to die skydiving, then stopped jumping, would I live forever? Or would it be some sort of time/space paradox that would cause the fabric of the universe to unwind like an old sock? Elvisio "but would I want to live in a forever without jumping?" Rodriguez Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #23 March 15, 2005 Nope, I would quit, right then and there. But that's the mystery of life, isn't it? You really don't know how it's going to end. My wife did make me sell the motorcycles, 'cause that was the most likely for me. If it was in the stars that skydiving was how you'd buy it and you quit jumping, would you be immortal? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #24 March 15, 2005 There is an old saying, "It's not if... it's when" Skydiving may not kill you, but if you stay in the sport long enough, you'll probably break something. Easily 20% of the people who I know with 5 years in sport, have metal or some old x-ray pics. If I was 25 and had young kids, I'd worry about it. I'm not. I'm past the point where other people are dependent on me. It is a different choice at this point. If the choices are: 1. Live until 80 and suffer for the last 20 years from all the variety of stuff that I have injured. 2. Go in at 60. Unfortunately, there are worse things than dying and I've seen a few. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
champu 1 #25 March 15, 2005 If it was an absolute fact that at some point in the future I was going to die skydiving... wouldn't that preclude me from being able to quit? Haven't you ever seen Minority Report? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
