% of skydivers with titanium in them?

[Orange1 0]

Any idea?

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[airtwardo 7]

100% of them at MY house!

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[JohnRich 4]

From the circle of skydivers I know, I would guess 1% to 2%.

[councilman24 37]

Depends on age group.

But I've never been sure if mine is titanium or stainless.

I'm old for my age.
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[thepollster 0]

Define skydiver. Minimum number of jmps or time in sport?

I think with a 500 jump minimum the percentage would be 10-20%

[ripcord4 0]

No titanium, just stainless steel....which is probably what most metal implanted is. Titanium is expensive.

[eeneR 3]

I have titanium, but it was not caused by skydiving...

Skiing accedent....

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[Hammitt 0]

I have a titanium hip, but it's from a motorcycle accident I was in before I started jumping. I always tell folks I gave up motorcycles for a safe sport, Skydiving.

[bozo 0]

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100% of them at MY house!

roger that 100% at my house although I have an assortment of titanium and stainless steel.

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[mjosparky 4]

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100% of them at MY house!

roger that 100% at my house although I have an assortment of titanium and stainless steel.

bozo

Something like "Robo" skydiver?
Sparky

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[Orange1 0]

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No titanium, just stainless steel....which is probably what most metal implanted is. Titanium is expensive.

er, ok. i just got told i was getting titanium and assumed that was 'normal'..

re the poster mentioning a 500-jump minimum as cut-off: why? i can understand that that's a target group for those who are going to hurt themselves doing high-performance landings etc, but of my circle who have broken something (not all resulting in metal of some sort) a number seem to have been at the "you think you know what you're doing but realise too late you don't" 50-150 jumps stage...

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100% of them at MY house!

roger that 100% at my house although I have an assortment of titanium and stainless steel.

bozo

Something like "Robo" skydiver?
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[MrBrant 0]

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Define skydiver. Minimum number of jmps or time in sport?

I think with a 500 jump minimum the percentage would be 10-20%

This number seems very hight to me...

[JohnRich 4]

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Define skydiver. Minimum number of jmps or time in sport?
I think with a 500 jump minimum the percentage would be 10-20%

A skydiver is anyone who has made one jump or more.

There is no reason to put a 500-jump minimum on it. I would just limit the question to people who have steel/titanium inserts due to skydiving injuries, and not from other types of injuries.

And there is no way that 10 to 20% of jumpers with over 500 jumps have steel in them. You must be jumping with a bunch of reckless crazy people...

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100% of them at MY house!

roger that 100% at my house although I have an assortment of titanium and stainless steel.

bozo

Something like "Robo" skydiver?
Sparky

Exactly, Mike. Whatever it takes to keep me in the air. Duct tape....gorrilla glue......gum.

bozo

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[mjosparky 4]

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Exactly, Mike. Whatever it takes to keep me in the air. Duct tape....gorrilla glue......gum.

bozo

In your case being tougher than a bowling ball helps.

Sparky

My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

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Exactly, Mike. Whatever it takes to keep me in the air. Duct tape....gorrilla glue......gum.

bozo

In your case being tougher than a bowling ball helps.

Sparky

Its a game of attrition, Mike....at this point you and I are among the winners. LOL

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Exactly, Mike. Whatever it takes to keep me in the air. Duct tape....gorrilla glue......gum.

bozo

In your case being tougher than a bowling ball helps.

Sparky

Its a game of attrition, Mike....at this point you and I are among the winners. LOL

bozo

Age and treachery will beat youth and skill every time.
Sparky

My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

[Peej 0]

You should make this a poll.

Yes, i have some metal in me. And fwiw, i also thought it was titanium.

And how come it doesn't set off metal detectors?

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You should make this a poll.

Yes, i have some metal in me. And fwiw, i also thought it was titanium.

And how come it doesn't set off metal detectors?

Dood.......when I go to the airport the dectors go off like crazy. I have little cards in my wallet with a tiny xray and an explanation of the fixture for each one.
This is pretty standard with the big stuff. I dont think screws and stuff set off the detectors.

bozo

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Pain is fleeting. Glory lasts forever. Chicks dig scars.

[skypuppy 1]

Alcohol is good for scars. It's antiseptic.

If some old guy can do it then obviously it can't be very extreme. Otherwise he'd already be dead.
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You should make this a poll.

Yes, i have some metal in me. And fwiw, i also thought it was titanium.

And how come it doesn't set off metal detectors?

Dood.......when I go to the airport the dectors go off like crazy. I have little cards in my wallet with a tiny xray and an explanation of the fixture for each one.
This is pretty standard with the big stuff. I dont think screws and stuff set off the detectors.

bozo

That's cool! I was so bummed when my screws and plates didn't go off

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[bozo 0]

That's cool! I was so bummed when my screws and plates didn't go off

[thepollster 0]

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Define skydiver. Minimum number of jmps or time in sport?
I think with a 500 jump minimum the percentage would be 10-20%

A skydiver is anyone who has made one jump or more.

There is no reason to put a 500-jump minimum on it. I would just limit the question to people who have steel/titanium inserts due to skydiving injuries, and not from other types of injuries.

And there is no way that 10 to 20% of jumpers with over 500 jumps have steel in them. You must be jumping with a bunch of reckless crazy people...

I wouldn't expect a high percentage of people with only 1 jump to have broken bones from skydiving.

[Orange1 0]

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And there is no way that 10 to 20% of jumpers with over 500 jumps have steel in them. You must be jumping with a bunch of reckless crazy people...

maybe ... but well over 20% of skydivers who responded to the poll have metal in them!

Skydiving: wasting fossil fuels just for fun.