gale 0 #1 May 7, 2002 OK, so I've been aksed this really crazy question that I now am passing onto all of you:when you skydive naked, is it necessary to breathe? (don't laugh), apparently someone thinks that enough oxygen will permiate the skin that you in fact will not "need" to breathe.Anyone heard this?????GaleLife's not worth living if you can't feel alive Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jessica 0 #2 May 7, 2002 Quote(don't laugh)Can't help it...*crying with laughter*That's something skydivers tell whuffos. Go beat the hell out of whoever told you that.Taking nominations for new screen name. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pammi 0 #3 May 7, 2002 heheClosing pin necklaces! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #4 May 7, 2002 heard it? yup, many many many times. Is it true? I dunno, go try it and take pics....Davehttp://www.skydivingmovies.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,990 #5 May 7, 2002 Of course it's true! That's why we can wear full face helmets. Of course, you have to leave a little skin at your neck exposed so the oxygen can be exchanged. That's also why we never jump through clouds - the moisture interferes with the process. Why, I was once on a 60-way where we damn near suffocated when we punched a cloud . . .-bill von Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gale 0 #6 May 7, 2002 I laughed at him too but he's my brother and he just kept asking me so now I have the thread to prove the common sense of the situation. Where did this idea start???GaleLife's not worth living if you can't feel alive Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #7 May 7, 2002 It's an old skydiver whuffo tale, started back with the God Frogs I bet...Hey, I did a naked jump and I couldn't breath, but then again, when I opened the door it took my breath away because it was frigg'n cold!AerialsSo up highWhen you free your lives (the) eternal prize Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,990 #8 May 7, 2002 >Where did this idea start???I think because some people's faces flap in freefall, so someone just came up with a silly explanation. It's stuck around.-bill von Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ECVZZ 0 #9 May 7, 2002 BWWAAAAAHAAAAAAAAHAAAAAHAAAHA................ HAAAAAAAAAHAAHAAHAAAAAAHAAAHAA!!!!!!DAMN WOMAN, IF WE COULD BREATH THROUGH OUR SKIN I WOULDN'T HAVE TO STOP LAUGHIN' TO ANSWER THAT!!! AHHHHHHHAAAAAHAAAAHAAAHAHAHA!!!!!G. Jones"Why don't they have a light bulb that only shines on things that are worth looking at?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #10 May 7, 2002 This is classic !!!! this"fact" even made it on some reports on TV.. the "researchers" must have found their info on the old FAQs on the net... heheheRemsterMuff 914 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveMonkey 0 #11 May 7, 2002 Totally not true. Be interesting if you could. I've seen a serious news report on the net somewhere about this saying that skydivers don't need to breathe in freefall. When I grow up, I want to be a post whore Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrHixxx 0 #12 May 7, 2002 You can either sit fly, so the air goes in backwards, but you gotta clinch a bit or you'll blow your asshole out. Otherwise, you'll need pierced nipples and belly to let the air in. As for permiating your skin, that is just absurd...-Hixxx"Sous ma tub, Dr. Suess ma tub" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aneblett 0 #13 March 16, 2003 Apparently there are those among us who don't think that breathing through skin is that absurd: http://www.339jump.com/faq.html#breathing ... I am not one of them AgeS.E.X. party #2 ..It is far worse to live with fear, than to die confronting it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SlipStream 0 #14 March 16, 2003 """it presents a larger surface area to the airstream for oxygen osmosis""" Ohh SNAPS>>> ehehe that is the stupidest shit I have ever heard... ehehe LOL So what are they thinking that some how underneath your skin there are the proper cells to exchange oxygen molecules into the blood stream? eheheh If that were true I would be holding my breathe in the wind tunnel!!! eheheh... But really I think the "sitfly" ass breathing method works ehehehe... Just be aware of a nasty backfire with any hard openings LOL -Steve S. -Stevie "I don't fear the man who wants 10 nuclear weapons, I'm terrified of the man who only wants one..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aneblett 0 #15 March 16, 2003 It almost embarassing that these people run a skydive operation.... AgeS.E.X. party #2 ..It is far worse to live with fear, than to die confronting it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lolie 0 #16 March 16, 2003 Quote Apparently there are those among us who don't think that breathing through skin is that absurd: http://www.339jump.com/faq.html#breathing They are for real??? Wow... -Miranda you shall above all things be glad and young / For if you're young,whatever life you wear it will become you;and if you are glad / whatever's living will yourself become. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpy 0 #17 March 16, 2003 My science teacher once told me that it's impossible to breath in freefall. When I told him I'd done it he insisted that I was wrong. What can I say.. Some people were born stupid and then some of those people were droped multiple times as a child on top of that Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbo 0 #18 March 16, 2003 QuoteMy science teacher once told me that it's impossible to breath in freefall. Did he tell you why? I'd love to hear the explanation. - Jim"Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpy 0 #19 March 16, 2003 Quote Quote My science teacher once told me that it's impossible to breath in freefall. Did he tell you why? I'd love to hear the explanation. - Jim lol.. he kinda then realised i knew what i was talking about and was going... ahh umm just because Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sonicfreefly 0 #20 March 16, 2003 If your human, breathing is a good idea. If your an amphibian in freefall (ie.frog or salamander) you might get away by breathing through your skin for awhile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #21 March 16, 2003 Ever notice if you're out of breath and breathing hard under canopy? It is highly possible that you -were- holding your breath in freefall! Not that you -had- to, but that you did...perhaps from being tense or highly focused on your freefall skills. Some people used to say that if you were breathing hard under canopy, that it must have been an excellent and fast working time in freefall...not particularly so...it was because you were holding your breath! Food for thought, ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cindee 0 #22 March 16, 2003 "Apparently there are those among us who don't think that breathing through skin is that absurd: http://www.339jump.com/faq.html#breathing" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I read that while doing research on skydiving after my 1st jump. I thought it seemed legitimate and actually gave that explanation to people. I think I bought it because during that 1st 60 second freefall it felt to me as if I could not inflate my lungs due to the pressure. I wasn't gasping for air, but it just seemed that I couldn't use my lungs...__________________________________________________ "If happy little bluebirds fly above the rainbow, why oh why can't I?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aneblett 0 #23 March 16, 2003 Not to make you feel bad at all. The site I referenced before is an actual DZ which means they are actually telling people this... today.. My point is simply that they should know better. I was once told that rain hurts when you are skydiving because the pointy bits are on top and we fall on them. and for half a second..... AgeS.E.X. party #2 ..It is far worse to live with fear, than to die confronting it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #24 March 16, 2003 The only thing I have to say is that if you sit-fly naked, your head will inflate like a baloon. __________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KawiZX900 0 #25 March 16, 2003 In Goldfinger, that chick suffocated because they painted her skin gold. perhaps, it's TRUE... believe it or not Accelerate hard to get them looking, then slam on the fronts and rollright beside the car, hanging the back wheel at eye level for a few seconds. Guaranteed reaction- Dave Sonsky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
