tadbad 0 #1 October 15, 2002 Okay...I will admit I didn't catch on when my AFP instructor handed me a life saver on the way to altitude. But now seeing it in a post...I assume there is meaning behind skydivers eating life savers. Does anyone know the story behind this? ----------------------------------------------------- When you're going to extremes...you taste adrenaline!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pop 0 #2 October 15, 2002 QuoteI assume there is meaning behind skydivers eating life savers It activates your Cypres7 ounce wonders, music and dogs that are not into beer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TequilaGirl 0 #3 October 15, 2002 Pop - that was bad - funny but bad.......... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pop 0 #4 October 15, 2002 Quote Pop - that was bad - funny but bad.......... Glad you liked it 7 ounce wonders, music and dogs that are not into beer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TequilaGirl 0 #5 October 15, 2002 Are you back in Houston???? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tadbad 0 #6 October 15, 2002 Oh...so that is how I turn that thing on!! ----------------------------------------------------- When you're going to extremes...you taste adrenaline!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hooknswoop 19 #7 October 15, 2002 Hard candy or jump isn't a good idea for students to have in their mouth before a jump. I always make them spit out anything in their mouth before we get on the plane. Stuff that gets eaten before exit is OK, Tic Tacs, mints, etc. Wouldn't want them choking in freefall. How ironic would it to chock to death on a "Life Saver"? Hook Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luminous 0 #8 October 15, 2002 Keeps your mouth from getting all dried out. I'm usually passing around mints or something. Unless I ran out.'In an insane society a sane person seems insane.' Mr. Spock Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TequilaGirl 0 #9 October 15, 2002 Yes you are - will you bring runts next time......please......... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChileRelleno 0 #10 October 15, 2002 Lifesavers,Altoids,Tictacs ect... Helps with the ears/altitude ChileRelleno-Rodriguez Bro#414 Hellfish#511,MuffBro#3532,AnvilBro#9, D24868 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slappie 9 #11 October 15, 2002 Maybe you just had some badass breath an your JM was trying to tell you in a nice way? Really I think that's kinda a half truth. You abviously know about farts an the way it expands thoughout the cabin of the plane. Well your breath does the same thing. I was on a CASA one afternoon an my friend was sitting next to me. On the ground I couldn't tell he had a case of rot working in his mouth, when we got about 10k I was about to puke everytime he tried to say something to me. It was nasty. So I think the handing of breath mints / life savers is to help with the bad breath. IMHO Can also work with the ears ect... "Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tadbad 0 #12 October 15, 2002 So...it has nothing to do with comsuming a "Life Saver" before jumping out of an airplane? Thought maybe there was a little skydiver humor involved in this ritual. So disappointed to find out it is just because skydivers have bad breath!! ----------------------------------------------------- When you're going to extremes...you taste adrenaline!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jessefs 0 #13 October 15, 2002 Quote How ironic would it to chock to death on a "Life Saver"? Hook Actually the inventor created them with a hole in the middle so you can't choke to death on hard candy like his daughter did..... <* Spread the Love! *> Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #14 October 15, 2002 Well, the problem that I have with Life Savers, Tic Tacks and other breath mints is that's usually not the end that needs dealing with. I'm thinkin' Beano.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ernokaikkonen 0 #15 October 15, 2002 >Actually the inventor created them with a hole in the middle so you >can't choke to death on hard candy like his daughter did..... This sounds so badly like an urban legend, but I can't seem to find it either at Snopes nor the AFU archive... Can anyone confirm or deny this one? (edit for typo) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattb 0 #16 October 15, 2002 I've heard that stress causes halitosis. Then again this could be totally untrue. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #17 October 15, 2002 Quote Well, the problem that I have with Life Savers, Tic Tacks and other breath mints is that's usually not the end that needs dealing with. Use Tic-Tac's as suppositories. That way, your farts come out "minty". Unnecessary for moi, as mine already smell like "Spring Boquet". I know it sounds unbelievable, but I have to go with public opinion. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slappie 9 #18 October 15, 2002 Erno I did a search an came up with this: Link It was extremely long I used AskJeeves.com LIFE SAVERS The candy called "Life Savers" was invented in 1912 by Clarence Crane, a chocolate maker from Cleveland, Ohio. His original Life Saver was a life-preserver-shaped peppermint candy called "Pep-O-Mint." Crane designed it as a summer candy - one that would not melt in the summer heat. He bought a pill-making machine to make the candies, and then punched a hole in the middle. Since they looked like little life preservers, he called them Life Savers. In 1913, he sold the rights to his candy to Edward Noble for only $2,900. Noble then sold Life Savers in many flavors, including the original peppermint. There are now 24 flavors; they are manufactured in Holland, Michigan. Didn't say anything about the daughter ect... *shrugs* "Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #19 October 15, 2002 "There are now 24 flavors" I was going to start my own candy brand, but I only come in one flavor. (just to see who read that carefully.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ernokaikkonen 0 #20 October 15, 2002 Thanks! I wonder if someone should ask the Snopes people about this one... maybe they'll add an entry? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luminous 0 #21 October 15, 2002 TG, since you won us a keg of beer... I will do my best to bring some runts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #22 October 15, 2002 Quotejust to see who read that carefully Fruit maybe? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TequilaGirl 0 #23 October 15, 2002 WooHoo - Speaking of that keg - I need to give Greg a ring-a-ling and see when he plans on paying up......... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
helicam 0 #24 October 15, 2002 Couldn't resist this one... Two young ladies are sitting in a coffee bar having their weekly ritual cup of coffee.... Tammi : You know Andy I have such a sore throat Andy: You know whenever I get a sore throat, I suck on a Lifesaver Tammi: Easy for you to say, you live at the beach I am ready to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #25 October 15, 2002 Quote Quote just to see who read that carefully Fruit maybe? Don't taunt me, you hunk of man-candy. You've got bigger boobies than my g/f. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
