ChrisL 2 #26 March 30, 2006 QuoteMost jumpers don't have a clue who Salvador Dali is Holy crap man, give us some credit I'll bet more than 50% know who Dali is, but theres no way to prove it. I had a Tarot deck once that was all Dali art on the cards. Wicked cool stuff We could vastly improve the percentage if we included questions about surrealist artists on license exams__ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #27 March 30, 2006 Hope they remembered to dump (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,067 #28 March 30, 2006 >So now we have to stand because there are no more chairs. So stand in the place where you were, now face west. Then think about direction and wonder why you haven't before. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daniel_owen_uk 0 #29 March 31, 2006 That would be useful for naked jumps __________________ BOOM Headshot Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
altichick 1 #30 April 1, 2006 Was the guy on the broom stick a huge dude?? The guy on the left looks a lot like Kim Mckenzie from Kenya and I do remember a guy riding a broomstick there a few years back. And it would make sense... it's also the only place i've seen a sack of 400 oranges released in freefall!! Don't sweat the petty things... and don't pet the sweaty things! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #31 April 1, 2006 QuoteAnd it was discovered that they melt really cool on top of a fire, like a Salvador Dali painting. Most jumpers don't have a clue who Salvador Dali is, but they do know that watching a chair melt down into a blob is really cool HUH......an old fuddy duddy that likes Dali???? Ok this is freaking me out.. John... Dali...... what the hell is the world coming to. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Orange1 0 #32 April 1, 2006 to continue the Dali thread drift, Dali was one of the most publicity-conscious artists... even if no-one knows him by name everyone knows "the melted watches". Francis Bacon, Oscar Kokoschka, etc you might have a point... I'd start a poll about how culturally literate skydivers are about art, but I live in fear of having a thread moved to Bonfire Skydiving: wasting fossil fuels just for fun. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScottyInAus 0 #33 April 1, 2006 Seen a photo of 2 guys AFF'ing a Lawnmower. Now thats a classic Cheers, Jason. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike111 0 #34 April 1, 2006 could you post it for us?? Thanks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grue 1 #35 April 1, 2006 QuoteI belive there was another shot in the sequence with some guy jumping a broomstick too... I think my ex girlfriend has the market cornered for flying around on broomsticks.cavete terrae. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grue 1 #36 April 1, 2006 Quote>So now we have to stand because there are no more chairs. So stand in the place where you were, now face west. Then think about direction and wonder why you haven't before. Bill, now I'm going to have that song stuck in my head. I will have my revenge. Mark...my....words...cavete terrae. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Liemberg 0 #37 April 1, 2006 Quote I'd start a poll about how culturally literate skydivers are about art, but I live in fear of having a thread moved to Bonfire Do not fear - as long as it's "skydiving related" we are good to go here... "Whoever in discussion adduces authority uses not intellect but memory." - Leonardo da Vinci A thousand words... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Orange1 0 #38 April 1, 2006 i thought i knew that pic well but somehow had never spotted the skydiver (or is it BASE jumper off the Eiffel?) before Skydiving: wasting fossil fuels just for fun. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tso-d_chris 0 #39 April 3, 2006 Quoteto continue the Dali thread drift, Dali was one of the most publicity-conscious artists... even if no-one knows him by name everyone knows "the melted watches". Francis Bacon, Oscar Kokoschka, etc you might have a point... I'd start a poll about how culturally literate skydivers are about art, but I live in fear of having a thread moved to Bonfire What most jumpers probably do not know is that Dali's fluid clocks were his visual commentary on Einstein's Special Relativity Theory. For Great Deals on Gear Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
labrys 0 #40 April 3, 2006 QuoteWhat most jumpers probably do not know is that Dali's fluid clocks were his visual commentary on Einstein's Special Relativity Theory. Do you have any evidence of that or is it just speculation?Owned by Remi #? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tso-d_chris 0 #41 April 3, 2006 That is what we were taught in a couple Cultural Arts / Humanities courses. There is a LOT of political and religious commentary in Dali's paintings. I just mentioned that which is associated with Persistence of Memory. For Great Deals on Gear Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
labrys 0 #42 April 3, 2006 Rats. I was hoping you'd found something from him on the subject.Owned by Remi #? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpwally 0 #43 April 3, 2006 Ladies and Gentlemen,,Please welcome Mr.Freeflygoat , this years "Knowitall Skydiver of the Year" and " Gear Designer" to the stars....we eagerly await more profound statements......smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tso-d_chris 0 #44 April 3, 2006 Not from him, but other sources offer the same observation: Quote The classical sense definition of time was forever altered when Einstein's theory of relativity came out in the early 20th century. Time was not a constant, linear force as had been thought before. Time slows down when velocity increases. As objects move, according to Einstein's theory, their length contracts or warps. This revelation may have inspired the deformed or melting clocks that are displayed in Dali's original painting. Time no longer had the same meaning. Despite this radical change in the definition of time, humanity would remain relatively unchanged. Most humans would think of time in the classical sense. Memories would not change. The Earth would not change. There is a certain amount of serenity in The Persistence of Memory. A feeling that, despite that time was redefined, life would continue to go on as normal. The Persistence of Memory shows a soft landscape filled with a beach, and an olive tree. There is an unharmed, sleeping face lying on the ground. This first painting was more about time, and the persistence of humanity despite whatever obstacles, like war, may appear in its path of progress. The ultimate obstacle in the path of the progress however, was yet to be encountered in 1931 when The Persistence of Time was painted. Source: http://coscorrosa.com/school/freshman/vc/portfolio/dali.html and QuoteBecause artists were able to portray images and ideas that could not be conceptualized verbally, Surrealism was able to accommodate Einstein’s theories of relativity. Leonard Shlain asserts that aspects of Einstein’s theories of relativity were impossible for the layman to comprehend, even with the guidance of books written by Einstein to clarify his own discoveries. Surrealist art, however, seems to have been used as a medium to explain theories that Einstein was unable to convey with words (Shlain 221). Shlain also explains that although time and space were incomprehensible in terms of Einstein’s theories of relativity, Einstein’s concept of time being something other than "linear commandments of train time" was easier to interpret when put into terms of dreams (223). People seem to understand that time and space within their dreams do not follow any sequence or pattern that can be measured in defined logical terms (Shlain 223). Accordingly, since Surrealist artists conceptualized dreams in their paintings, they also seem to have articulated Einstein’s theories in the same artistic medium. Within Surrealist art forms, scientific discoveries are represented more clearly than words will allow. To this end, Spector seems to concur when he states that Surrealists "seemed to evoke a reality not otherwise accessible" (41). Source: http://www.discovery.mala.bc.ca/web/martinar/surrealism/surrealism.htm For Great Deals on Gear Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattyblast 0 #45 April 3, 2006 That's nothing--I'm not impressed. Let's get a nekked lady on there taking a dump while falling at 130mph. That would change the hand signals a little, though: Thumbs up = Good lean-forward Thumbs down = Lean forward more Three fingers = Three practice flushes Thumb & pinky pointing outward = Check arms (elbows should be on knees, w/ chin resting on hands) Thumb & forefinger tapping = Close the lid when you're done. Index finger pointing = Wave off (the odor), then flush (and pull, of course!)"DOOR!!!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #46 April 3, 2006 QuoteSo stand in the place where you were, now face west. Then think about direction and wonder why you haven't before. Sounds like an SCR ceremony. But in Texas, we don't face California, we face the Alamo. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headoverheels 333 #47 April 3, 2006 QuoteBut in Texas, we don't face California, we face the Alamo. Facing either of those just reminds you of what losers you are. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
