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[–]N3B 624 points625 points ago

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That's Greg Gasson Video. Barefoot in the AZ desert was the part I thought was crazy.

Mike Vale and The FlyBoyz are worth searching for too, Freefly can really take your breath away.

[–]baccula 82 points83 points ago

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Is he dead yet?

[–]Astronomist 102 points103 points ago

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Nope, still falling.

[–]False_Idioms 6 points7 points ago

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Just remember: a free fall with purpose is a not free at all.

[–]ANAL_ANNIHILATOR 9 points10 points ago

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sodeep

[–]frickindeal 103 points104 points ago

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At first I was convinced the rig was hooked to his hand with a strap or some such, but when he goes feet-up into that thing...holy shit.

[–]mr_abner 14 points15 points ago

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youtube link says he has a piece of webbing attached. Crazy, not stupid.

[–]BusStation16 10 points11 points ago

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Nope, gonna still say stupid on this one.

[–]SillyNonsense 33 points34 points ago

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I'm really relieved to find out that this was on purpose and not someone just having a really bad day.

[–]Gary_Burke 308 points309 points ago

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FFfffFFFFFFFFFFFFFuuuuUUUUUUUUUUUuuuUUuuUCCCCCCcCKKKkkkkKKkkkK That!

[–]downvoteme302 63 points64 points ago

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Roar Im a dinousaurrouaraourarr!

[–]nonsiccus 46 points47 points ago

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Youtube comment that gave me a pretty good chuckle:

This guy was a bird in his last life,

EDENSHOME 6 months ago 35

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@EDENSHOME Too bad he's going to be a pancake in his next life...

Trabian117 30 minutes ago 7

[–]proud_to_be_a_merkin 78 points79 points ago

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NOPE

[–]shortkid4169 39 points40 points ago

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[–]Thepolitician21 18 points19 points ago

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Am I the only one who was more concerned with the Bikini/Boob sky diving recommended video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ8RLpbgy8E&feature=related

[–]nycthbris 9 points10 points ago

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It definitely has the shittiest skydiving soundtrack I've ever heard.

[–]theFletch 107 points108 points ago

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Freefly can really take your breath life away.

FTFY

[–]slick8086 172 points173 points ago

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no actually free fall isn't all that dangerous, it is the sudden transition from free fall to stopped that is deadly.

[–]digitalsmear 90 points91 points ago

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It's pretty neat though - most people don't realize that all you have to do when you hit the ground is grab the grass. You only die if you bounce.

If you grab the grass and hold on tight, with just the right timing, you wont bounce.

[–]qpalz 115 points116 points ago

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I feel like you're trying to kill me.

[–]Dony257 60 points61 points ago

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Brb, gotta try this.

[–]animalcule 73 points74 points ago

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It's been 40 minutes and he's not updated. RIP Dony257 :(

[–][deleted] 16 points17 points ago

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Donny was such an innocent soul :(

[–]gentlemandinosaur 16 points17 points ago

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Maybe he is so happy it worked, that he forgot to come back. I need to try this too. Be right back.

[–]ulrichomega 17 points18 points ago

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Oh god, we lost another one.

[–]Sliyaroh 12 points13 points ago

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Somebody lock the short bus, please.

[–]punkedteacher 18 points19 points ago

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I'll hold your beer.

[–]bonkus 2 points3 points ago

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no it's true. Ever drop an egg in the kitchen? it won't break on the first impackt, it's on the bounce. look itup.

[–]thmoka 29 points30 points ago

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Round where I come from, we call that crashing.

[–]RickRussellTX 28 points29 points ago

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Kaylee, why is my ship crashing?

[–]Tuner89 23 points24 points ago

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As some one who lives in Arizona, I can confirm that the worst part of this video is the fact that he intends to spend any ammount of time in arizona, barefoot. I have cooked eggs on the sidewalk here, it is HOT on the sidewalk, year round(it took until the start of november to drop below 100 degrees this year in chandler)

He might be able to sky dive like a bawss, but he's gunna be crying to his mom when he lands on those feet. Hardcore.

[–]Hindu_Wardrobe 16 points17 points ago

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Meanwhile, in Flagstaff....

(Not a current photo, it's from February, but it's supposed to snow 8-12 inches Thursday. FML.)

[–]birdman58 7 points8 points ago

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my legs were shaking and then they went berserk when he was upside down.

[–]Wazowski 20 points21 points ago

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Barefoot in the AZ desert was the part I thought was crazy.

Y'know, to me at least, jumping out of a plane without a parachute on seems levels of magnitude crazier then risking a minor foot burn.

[–]_hipsterdoofus 12 points13 points ago

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Jesus H Christ

[–]lmoirkeee 1420 points1421 points ago

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You ever done skydiving pull-ups bro? Fuckin dope.

[–]mablake184 635 points636 points ago

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It's the only way I would ever do pull ups

[–]Fig1024 393 points394 points ago

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or die trying!

[–]buffalo_sauce 468 points469 points ago

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get ripped or die tryin

[–]maar-adona 682 points683 points ago*

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get ripped or R.I.P'ed tryin

[–]Diablo_En_Musica 95 points96 points ago

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::Groans::

Ohh, it's the deep burn. It's so deep. I can barely lift my arm because I did so many. I don't know if you heard, but I just did over 1000...

[–]boss1000 63 points64 points ago

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I bet I could do 100 pull-ups.

[–]JohnnyCanuck 170 points171 points ago*

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Well, I certainly applaud anyone wanting to do a hundred pullups, but take it from this old gym rat, I've spent my entire adult life in the gym, and a program like this one can do more harm than good.

If you only train one part of your body (and that's all a single exercise like pullups is going to do for you), you're setting yourself up for injuries down the road. I've seen it a hundred times.

It's like putting a powerful engine in a stock Toyota Tercel. What will you accomplish? You'll blow out the drive train, the clutch, the transmission, etc., because those factory parts aren't designed to handle the power of an engine much more powerful than the factory installed engine.

Pull-ups basically only train the arm muscles and to some extent, the shoulders. What you really want to do is train your entire body, all the major muscle groups (chest, back, abdomen, legs, shoulders and arms) at the same time, over the course of a workout. And don't forget your cardiovascular work!

I'm proud of you guys wanting to do this. Three cheers! Falling in love with exercise, eating right, etc., is one of the greatest things you can do for yourself. And you WILL fall in love with it if you can just force yourself to stick with it a year or two and experience the amazing progress you'll make.

But do it right, okay?

My advice, find a good gym, with qualified trainers who will design your programs for you (especially in the beginning, until you get the hang of it yourself) and guide you in your quest for physical fitness. Thirty to 45 minutes a day, three days a week, is all you'll ever need to do (I refuse to believe anyone is so busy that he or she cannot make time for that, especially considering how important it is).

And don't worry about being embarrassed or not being in shape the first time you walk into the gym. You have to start somewhere and almost every one of us were there ourselves at one time. So no one will say anything to you and very, very quickly you will progress way beyond that stage anyway.

Now get out there and do it! :-)

Edit: woosh!

[–]Kosko 110 points111 points ago

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I bet I could eat 100 hamburgers.

[–]orvisdriver 289 points290 points ago

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Well, I certainly applaud anyone wanting to eat a hundred hamburgers, but take it from this old food rat, I've spent my entire adult life in McDonalds, and a program like this one can do more harm than good.

If you only train one part of your palette (and that's all a single food like hamburgers is going to do for you), you're setting yourself up for injuries down the road. I've seen it a hundred times.

It's like putting a powerful engine in a stock Toyota Tercel. What will you accomplish? You'll blow out the drive train, the clutch, the transmission, etc., because those factory parts aren't designed to handle the power of an engine much more powerful than the factory installed engine.

Hamburgers basically only train the jaw muscles and to some extent, the tongue. What you really want to do is train your entire body, all the major muscle groups (chest, back, abdomen, legs, shoulders and arms) at the same time, over the course of a workout. And don't forget your cardiovascular work!

I'm proud of you guys wanting to do this. Three cheers! Falling in love with food, eating right, etc., is one of the greatest things you can do for yourself. And you WILL fall in love with it if you can just force yourself to stick with it a year or two and experience the amazing progress you'll make.

But do it right, okay?

My advice, find a good restaurant, with qualified chefs who will design your meals for you (especially in the beginning, until you get the hang of it yourself) and guide you in your quest for mastication fitness. Thirty to 45 minutes a day, three days a week, is all you'll ever need to do (I refuse to believe anyone is so busy that he or she cannot make time for that, especially considering how important it is).

And don't worry about being embarrassed or not being in shape the first time you walk into the restaurant. You have to start somewhere and almost every one of us were there ourselves at one time. So no one will say anything to you and very, very quickly you will progress way beyond that stage anyway.

Now get out there and do it! :-)

[–]ngle 24 points25 points ago

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Uh oh, here we go..

[–]turdferguson135 3 points4 points ago

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You have a massive erection.

[–]alolinator 33 points34 points ago

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Get ripped or die flyin

[–]stanfan114 46 points47 points ago

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The only way to get your swole on!

[–]mccourty 23 points24 points ago

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Not now chief! I'm in the drop zone!

[–][deleted] 310 points311 points ago

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[–]D14BL0 91 points92 points ago

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Bruce Lee was Level 101.

[–]Askura 87 points88 points ago

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Actually I'd say that he hit 100, found he could go no further, and died.

[–]Asykura 78 points79 points ago

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Holly balls our names are incredibly close.

[–]moyno85 96 points97 points ago

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The difference is the Y. The Y is what makes it different.

[–]TP740 21 points22 points ago

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The Y is what makes yours the same.

[–]Aviscer 60 points61 points ago

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I dunno, odd place to bring that up.

[–]GraduallyExpletive 42 points43 points ago

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That's inspirational as fuck.

[–]Suddenly_Sexual 45 points46 points ago

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Fuck me!

[–]GraduallyExpletive 12 points13 points ago

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I see you and I going motherfucking places.

[–]electrospanish 22 points23 points ago

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Damn. Truly awesome words to live by. Bruce Lee was a total honey badger.

[–]namepickingagony 11 points12 points ago*

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Thanks for that random image. Trying to write a college application essay, and this gave me some inspiration!

[–]Counterkulture 39 points40 points ago

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Me too. I'm trying to fire through a massive bowl of chronic, and his words inspired me to keep blazing. I can do this.

[–]Quatroking 43 points44 points ago

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so fly

[–]timescrucial 7 points8 points ago

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skydiving was way over his head.

[–][deleted] 10 points11 points ago

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His heart rate was soaring

[–]GooglesYourUsername 24 points25 points ago

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[–][deleted] 17 points18 points ago

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Me gusta.

[–]G0PACKG0 130 points131 points ago

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I bet I can do 100 skydiving pull-ups

[–]KARMA_P0LICE 594 points595 points ago*

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Well, I certainly applaud anyone wanting to do a hundred skydiving pullups, but take it from this old skydiving rat, I've spent my entire adult life in the air, and a program like this one can do more harm than good.

If you only train one part of your body (and that's all a single exercise like skydiving pullups is going to do for you), you're setting yourself up for injuries down the road. I've seen it a hundred times.

It's like putting a powerful engine in a stock Toyota Tercel. What will you accomplish? You'll blow out the drive train, the clutch, the transmission, etc., because those factory parts aren't designed to handle the power of an engine much more powerful than the factory installed engine.

Skydiving pullups basically only train the chest muscles and to some extent, the adrenal gland. What you really want to do is train your entire body, all the major muscle groups (chest, back, abdomen, legs, shoulders and arms) at the same time, over the course of a workout. And don't forget your cardiovascular work!

I'm proud of you guys wanting to do this. Three cheers! Falling (no pun intended) in love with exercise, eating right, etc., is one of the greatest things you can do for yourself. And you WILL fall in love with it if you can just force yourself to stick with it a year or two and experience the amazing progress you'll make.

But do it right, okay?

My advice, find a good parachute, with qualified trainers who will design your programs for you (especially in the beginning, until you get the hang of it yourself) and guide you in your quest for insane dare-devilishness. Thirty to 45 minutes a day, three days a week, is all you'll ever need to do (I refuse to believe anyone is so busy that he or she cannot make time for that, especially considering how important it is).

And don't worry about being embarrassed or not being in shape the first time you jump out of a plane. You have to start somewhere and almost every one of us were there ourselves at one time. So no one will say anything to you and very, very quickly you will progress way beyond that stage anyway.

Now get out there and do it! :-)

[–]The_stupid_debator 167 points168 points ago

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And don't worry about being embarrassed or not being in shape the first time you jump out of a plane. You have to start somewhere and almost every one of us were there ourselves at one time. So no one will say anything to you and very, very quickly you will progress way beyond that stage anyway.

As a skydiving guy myself, I can completely confirm this.

If I see a fat person on the ground, I'm going to be a judgemental arsehole.

If I see a fat person doing pull ups in the air, actually working up a sweat, I'm thinking "Good on ya, mate".

[–]Aegis1 85 points86 points ago

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Shit, I break a sweat being on the ground.

[–][deleted] 77 points78 points ago

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I bet I could be on 100 grounds.

[–]1919 62 points63 points ago

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Well, I certainly applaud anyone wanting to be on a hundred grounds, but take it from this old ground rat, I've spent my entire adult life on the ground, and a program like this one can do more harm than good.

If you only train one part of your body (and that's all a single exercise like being on the round is going to do for you), you're setting yourself up for injuries down the road. I've seen it a hundred times.

It's like putting a powerful engine in a stock Toyota Tercel. What will you accomplish? You'll blow out the drive train, the clutch, the transmission, etc., because those factory parts aren't designed to handle the power of an engine much more powerful than the factory installed engine.

Being on the ground basically only train the chest muscles and to some extent, the adrenal gland. What you really want to do is train your entire body, all the major muscle groups (chest, back, abdomen, legs, shoulders and arms) at the same time, over the course of a workout. And don't forget your cardiovascular work!

I'm proud of you guys wanting to do this. Three cheers! Falling (no pun intended) in love with exercise, eating right, etc., is one of the greatest things you can do for yourself. And you WILL fall in love with it if you can just force yourself to stick with it a year or two and experience the amazing progress you'll make.

But do it right, okay?

My advice, find a good ground, with qualified trainers who will design your programs for you (especially in the beginning, until you get the hang of it yourself) and guide you in your quest for insane dare-devilishness. Thirty to 45 minutes a day, three days a week, is all you'll ever need to do (I refuse to believe anyone is so busy that he or she cannot make time for that, especially considering how important it is).

And don't worry about being embarrassed or not being in shape the first time you jump up and down. You have to start somewhere and almost every one of us were there ourselves at one time. So no one will say anything to you and very, very quickly you will progress way beyond that stage anyway.

Now get out there and do it! :-)

[–]PaladinZ06 46 points47 points ago

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And don't worry about being embarrassed or not being in shape the first time you jump up and down. You have to start somewhere and almost every one of us were there ourselves at one time. So no one will say anything to you and very, very quickly you will progress way beyond that stage anyway.

As a ground guy myself, I can completely confirm this.

If I see a fat person lying in the ground, I'm going to be a judgemental arsehole.

If I see a fat person jumping up and down on the ground, actually working up a sweat, I'm thinking "Good on ya, mate".

[–]Dustin- 22 points23 points ago

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Shit, I break a sweat lying on the ground.

[–][deleted] 23 points24 points ago

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I bet I could lie on 100 grounds.

[–]Namika 8 points9 points ago

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Lol, best use of this inside joke ever. The mental image behind this line is just glorious: "If I see a fat person doing pull ups in the air, actually working up a sweat, I'm thinking "Good on ya, mate".

[–]Stingray88 122 points123 points ago

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I'm extremely disappointed in the number of people that don't understand this reference at all.

[–]dmanww 47 points48 points ago

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Dern kids on my lawn again

[–]0isin 14 points15 points ago

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Wow, I'm getting a joke that was on reddit since it's inception. I feel like I'm in some minority... wheres my prize?

[–]Stingray88 15 points16 points ago

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This joke is 3-4 years old... while Reddit is 6-7 years old.

[–]staplesgowhere 8 points9 points ago

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I bet I could understand 100 references.

[–]Miserlou57 6 points7 points ago

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I've definitely seen this before, but I don't understand the reference. Explain?

[–]Stingray88 18 points19 points ago

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[–]Owlettt 7 points8 points ago

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Holy shit. That thread is the Reddit version of Inception.

[–]Heckflosse 45 points46 points ago

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Well, I certainly applaud anyone wanting to do a hundred upvotes, but take it from this old Reddit rat, I've spent my entire adult life on the internet, and a program like this one can do more harm than good.

If you only train one part of your body (and that's all a single exercise like upvoting is going to do for you), you're setting yourself up for injuries down the road. I've seen it a hundred times.

It's like putting a powerful engine in a stock Toyota Tercel. What will you accomplish? You'll blow out the drive train, the clutch, the transmission, etc., because those factory parts aren't designed to handle the power of an engine much more powerful than the factory installed engine.

Upvoting basically only trains the mouse hand and to some extent, the karma gland. What you really want to do is train your entire body, all the major muscle groups (upvote, downvote, lurker, procrastination, youshouldupvotethispost and arms) at the same time, over the course of a workout. And don't forget your cardiovascular work!

I'm proud of you guys wanting to do this. Three cheers! Spending more time on Reddit, procrastinating, etc., is one of the greatest things you can do for yourself. And you WILL fall in love with it if you can just force yourself to stick with it a year or two and experience the amazing progress you'll make.

But do it right, okay?

My advice, find a good mouse (Mx518 by Logitech), with qualified trainers who will design your programs for you (especially in the beginning, until you get the hang of it yourself) and guide you in your quest for insane dare-devilishness. 6 to 12 hours a day, six days a week, is all you'll ever need to do (I refuse to believe anyone is so busy that he or she cannot make time for that, especially considering how important it is).

And don't worry about being embarrassed or not being in shape the first time you upvote a post. You have to start somewhere and almost every one of us were there ourselves at one time. So no one will say anything to you and very, very quickly you will progress way beyond that stage anyway.

Now get out there and do it! :-)

[–]PaladinZ06 21 points22 points ago

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And don't worry about being embarrassed or not being in shape the first time you upvote a post. You have to start somewhere and almost every one of us were there ourselves at one time. So no one will say anything to you and very, very quickly you will progress way beyond that stage anyway.

As a karma whore myself, I can completely confirm this. If I see a fat person just posting on the internet, I'm going to be a judgemental arsehole. If I see a fat person voting up and down on Reddit, actually working up a sweat, I'm thinking "Good on ya, mate".

[–]HilariousScreenname 18 points19 points ago

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Shit, I break a sweat just looking at the sky.

[–]abetadist 33 points34 points ago

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I bet I can break 100 sweats.

[–]The_stupid_debator 8 points9 points ago

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[–]Cruxius 26 points27 points ago

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I bet I could skip 100 steps.

[–]chief-awesome 15 points16 points ago

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you ever try atmospheric re-entry pull-ups? if you burn more from the re-entry than the pull-ups, you're doing it wrong, brah!

[–]sawbutter 182 points183 points ago

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[–]the_keo 150 points151 points ago

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No doubt that is very gutty/risky/stupid, but if he dies doing that he will die wearing mom pants.

Not cool.

[–]sawbutter 45 points46 points ago

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I guess when you are dead, nothing really mattress.

[–]benchley 31 points32 points ago

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He's sertafiable.

[–]radditz_ 54 points55 points ago

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Beds

[–]grubas 6 points7 points ago

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Well besides that, it looks like he has a strap on his wrist, so he wouldn't fall if he let go, but he'd probably have a really painful ride down, also the whole possibly dying thing.

[–]sgt_shizzles 19 points20 points ago

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That's an altimeter. It probably wouldn't hold him up should he put his full weight on it.

[–]Problem_Santa 32 points33 points ago

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I thought it was a girl.

[–]raffytraffy 9 points10 points ago

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beware: ridiculous 80s pants.

[–]ForgottenPhoenix[S] 22 points23 points ago

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Definition of: BALLS

[–]luke173 73 points74 points ago

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I prefer this definition

[–]Killadelphian 9 points10 points ago

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holy fucking shit! is there more?

[–]basecook 25 points26 points ago

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His name is Alex Honold. He had a spot on 60 minutes not too long ago.

[–]thepage 8 points9 points ago

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I watched that, the mans fingers are gigantic!

[–]WhatHaveWeHur 9 points10 points ago

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I just had a panic attack watching that. Amazing.

[–]rplan039 14 points15 points ago

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To me, this is the NOPE of all NOPES. I'm terrified of heights, and just as terrified of videos of heights. I had a panic attack when I watched Vertical Limit at a friend's birthday party.

[–]Sleeks2k 5 points6 points ago

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Fuck, know where I can see that in full?

[–]peetah74 23 points24 points ago

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[–]erikpirate44 2 points3 points ago

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I don't think my hands have ever sweat that profusely.

[–]mikejac 8 points9 points ago

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i didn't eve realize that could be a man. thank you sir.

[–][deleted] 25 points26 points ago

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"Oh, chute."

[–]turbocunt 8 points9 points ago

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"It was a rip roaring good time".

[–]jasonelvis 7 points8 points ago

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i'm not falling for this again.

[–]ObesesPieces 6 points7 points ago

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Oh, get a grip.

[–]PhantomX182 5 points6 points ago

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Dammit, the quality of this thread is plummeting.

[–]Newshoe 57 points58 points ago

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I've made a huge mistake.

[–]lordofwar28 58 points59 points ago

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[–]ObscureSaint 508 points509 points ago

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A few moments later ... http://i.imgur.com/zrqs3.jpg

[–]lexicalgaps 467 points468 points ago

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The man can turn invisible too? Seriously, what the fuck?

[–]Frickstar 117 points118 points ago

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Man?

[–][deleted] 255 points256 points ago

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[–]Laboratory 439 points440 points ago*

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That may be a guy but those are definitely mom jeans.

EDIT: I just discovered that this picture is a repost and the top comments there talk about his mom jeans, making my comment a re-comment. I feel like an accidental karma whore now.

[–]axl456 144 points145 points ago

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With the balls to do that he could use a dress and dont give a shit..

[–]BrotherSeamus 55 points56 points ago

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And now I'm free... free-ballin'

[–]MEANL3R 22 points23 points ago

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AND... hes barefoot.

[–]RaiderRaiderBravo 10 points11 points ago

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I see a strap.

[–]MobileD 8 points9 points ago

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As well as create poorly photo shopped effects around himself

[–]chocolatewax 5 points6 points ago

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not only turn invisible, but displace the background as well!

[–]scstraus 38 points39 points ago*

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Nope. He has a wire rigging system run through his sleeve to a harness under his pants as a fail-safe. He’s never actually unattached from the parachute.

source and more info: Search for Greg Gasson

[–]QcRoman 7 points8 points ago*

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Yep.

But he is still in danger, from an angle most overlook: As he exits the plane and freefalls out of harness like that he is not in the normal position to grab the handles he normally would if he needed to. I've seen the vid and I've noticed that if the parachute were to deploy abnormally (say unevenly and into a spiral) he could have a very hard time reaching up and grabbing the cutaway and reserve handles.

IMHO That particular stunt doesn't advance the sport in any way and only proves the size of this guy's cahoonas and absolute confidence in his pack job.

Edit: link to video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7LNMwGNmLk

[–]sawbutter 76 points77 points ago

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[–]atomic_hombre 32 points33 points ago

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Originality is overrated...

[–]rykmi 25 points26 points ago

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I went skydiving tandem once. The first chute opened and the harness straps racked my inner thighs so hard I had marks for a week. Then I started falling without a clue and started screaming my death scream. Then the second chute opened. The tandem dude handed me something, fiddled with something else, then took what he'd handed me, and handed me something else saying "whatever happens, don't let go of this". I held on for dear life. We landed and he explained to me that both chutes had opened with tangled cords causing us to go into a deadly spiral. The first chute he cut loose from, and the second one he had to hand me some shit so he could untangle them. Thankfully he was able to and we lived.

[–]DefinitelyRelephant 12 points13 points ago

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What did he hand to you?

Also: was your death scream metal as fuck?

[–][deleted] 6 points7 points ago

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Would have been the reserve rip cord - they're aluminum and hurt if they land on your head from 10k feet...

[–]rykmi 2 points3 points ago

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Yep... I had no idea at the time and he didn't explain it to me. To me, I was hanging onto life.

[–]moorechez67 12 points13 points ago

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Goddamn. Got your money's worth.

[–]xWarheart 10 points11 points ago

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cringe

[–]SadTruth_HappyLies 14 points15 points ago

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I get the damn "tingling, sweaty palms" just looking at it.

[–]Cayou 2 points3 points ago*

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Sit in front of this and watch it to the end, with no breaks or doing anything else.

[–][deleted] 99 points100 points ago*

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I have my skydiving license and have jumped about 22 times (which is nothing. Most skydiving hobbyists have 200-3000 jumps, but I can comment on this picture). I can tell you that with the force of you flying at around 120mph, your grip could never hold onto the rig as you deployed the chute. Which explains this picture and this picture.

EDIT: Welp.. looks like I was wrong (corrected by tinwhistler), he used both arms to hold onto the chute along with the wrist strap. That is a lot of force on your arms and I would definitely not be one to test my shoulder ligaments on this type of deployment but looks like it can be done.

My first guess was that he climbed into the rig so it was on his chest instead of his back (that paired with the wrist strap would seem to be enough to keep you in) and then just climbed out of it to take the pics.. and climbing back into it to land. Looks like from bonusdays comment he does in fact climb back into it to land.

[–][deleted] 50 points51 points ago

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0 jumps here. But I can point out that he's also barefoot. Ouch.

[–]bonusdays 42 points43 points ago

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D licensed skydiver in the sport since 1986 here... he has a cable (steel) around his wrist that runs through the rig and he climbs back into it to land. He will some times jump/open normally and then climb out of the rig and then back in. FYI these pictures are OLD! Also there should be some video of it floating around. I watched a video of this in 1998 so again... quite old stuff.

[–]RedditCommentAccount 6 points7 points ago

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How about when he hangs by his feet in the video?

[–]dilbert9000 2 points3 points ago

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What about when he transfers to his feet as seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=X7LNMwGNmLk#t=1m12s

[–]tinwhistler 9 points10 points ago

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Go up and look at n3b's video. That's not how he did it.

[–]luckytobehere 9 points10 points ago

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Greg Gasson

While I've seen this picture posted several times on Reddit before, I caught a special on Discovery awhile back showing this guy jump from one plane to another in mid-air.

This picture is not shopped although he was in an intricate harness for safety. You can't see it in this pic but others show the harness better.

[–]0311 8 points9 points ago

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When I first saw this picture, I was thinking, "Jesus, that person must have been terrified!! I hope they made it!" Then I started reading the comments. PEOPLE DO THIS SHIT FOR FUN?!?!!?!?!?!?

Damn, world, you crazy.

[–]lil2faded 32 points33 points ago

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you guys ever see that episode of nitro circus where travis pastrana jumps out of an airplane with only socks and basketball shorts on? BOSS id link the video but im at work I cant stream anything :/

[–]KickassKent 30 points31 points ago

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Here you go.

[–]w2sjw[!] 27 points28 points ago

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Socks & shorts? That ain't shit for these nice folks! [NSFW]

[–]lil2faded 59 points60 points ago

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ew suction cup tits ha

[–]greasywiener 51 points52 points ago

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Obligatory (NSFW): http://imgur.com/QlSVN

[–]pk7677 9 points10 points ago

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We just found an awesome way to see if girls boobs are real or not. And UGG boots? Really?

[–]FalcoLX 6 points7 points ago

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Seen it before but i still choked laughing.

[–]DiamondOfBlack 45 points46 points ago

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Her breasts are like upside down bowls.

[–]CheekyMunky 25 points26 points ago

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How is that one dude managing to point south?

[–]im_lost_at_sea 15 points16 points ago

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boner?

[–]bbbbbtony 2 points3 points ago

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he's getting prepared to do cock pushups

[–]Halrenna 2 points3 points ago

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Christ, my boobs hurt just looking at those. WTF.

[–]derrickr126 7 points8 points ago

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Didn't he lose his license to skydive in the US for this?

[–]lil2faded 11 points12 points ago

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i feel like thats a very probable possibility

[–]sniper1rfa 14 points15 points ago

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I doubt it. The USPA may have had something to say about it, but generally they probably didn't care.

Plus, "skydiving licenses" aren't technically an official thing, so it wouldn't matter if he did. Dude has friends with airplanes, it's not like he's hurtin' for a ride up.

[–]sleevieb 2 points3 points ago

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Can't find the link but I remember reading the behind the scenes on this. The video made the rounds on the web months before the airing and one of them outlined how hard it was for him to find jumpers willing to go with him. Once he got people to help him risk his life they had trouble finding a place to do it and ended up in some central american country that didnt give a fuck.

[–]stewbacca 6 points7 points ago

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FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, LET THIS BE PHOTOSHOPPED!!!!

[–]lizardish 4 points5 points ago

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That is a great photo of Greg Gasson, a friend of mine. I love when he goes "skydriving".

[–]TheAbyssGazesAlso 5 points6 points ago

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Here's video of him doing it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7LNMwGNmLk

[–]ThomasGullen 22 points23 points ago

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[–]r00kie 5 points6 points ago

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YEAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

[–]sapagunnar 251 points252 points ago

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Cool, but this ought to be the definition of "holy fucking shit".

[–]ForgottenPhoenix[S] 380 points381 points ago

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[–]Pop-X- 96 points97 points ago

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Wow, I've actually been on reddit long enough to know the reaction .gif before I click it?

...this is a depressing realization.

[–]noPENGSinALASKA 88 points89 points ago

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mfw I know what the link is before I click it.

[–]stevesonaplane 24 points25 points ago

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mfw everything...

[–]nocheckers 2 points3 points ago

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There aren't very many popular reaction gifs on reddit so don't feel too bad.

[–]Back_door_bandit 6 points7 points ago

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I just opened that in class you bastard!

[–]wewtaco 51 points52 points ago

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No, that's "holy shit fucking." "Holy fucking shit" would be "holy" having sex with shit.

[–]wild_oats 10 points11 points ago

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What about "Yellow rotting banana"?

[–]auron 28 points29 points ago

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I'm not a grammar expert, but...

Isn't that assuming that "fucking" is a verb? What if it was an adjective used to describe "shit"? Sort of like the phrase "he is a fucking freak", or something.

[–]whoadave 9 points10 points ago

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So "ugly talking man" doesn't describe an ugly man that's talking?

[–]tomstockmail 2 points3 points ago

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I was looking for the perfect image for /r/holyshit, thanks. Now if I could only get content...

[–]gojojo 9 points10 points ago

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Is anyone else wondering how this could even happen?

[–]chonggo 3 points4 points ago

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I've heard of it happening when the chest straps aren't fastened. The person just pivots forward and falls out of the leg straps. Pretty rare, and this guy actually did this on purpose.

[–]Freesoundjo 7 points8 points ago

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This is nothing. This morning I read about this guy who has been fucking his sister for years and they both liked it. Their mom thought they were wrestling the whole time !!

[–]vroomMuphin 3 points4 points ago

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I've met that dude, he lives outta Tucson (or used to) and is insane when it comes to skydiving

[–]iTrackfast 3 points4 points ago

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Done in 1998 Eloy, Arizona by Greg Gasson,.. This is pretty old, but still cool. Look for the skydiving video Good Stuff, there is way more.

[–]Tiger337 5 points6 points ago

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That is very dangerous. He should wear a helmet.

[–]austinrob 3 points4 points ago

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This is Greg Gasson. He first did ths more than 20 years ago. (I started skydiving in 92 and saw a picture of this on the wall.) He's wearing a harness with legstraps. it has a bit that runs up to his wrist where he's clipped into the legstraps of the rig.

Yes, it's the same guy is in the car going out of the back of the skyvan pics.

Both were shot over Eloy, AZ.

And yes, going barefoot isn't abnormal. Feels nice.

This one isn't that impressive when you look at the skydives from one plane to another.

[–]goodizzle[!] 7 points8 points ago

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Where are his shoes?

[–][deleted] 28 points29 points ago

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In the 80's.

[–]Jewbag 8 points9 points ago

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Greg Gasson did this as a stunt using safety cables, calm down girls.

[–]IllegalThings 2 points3 points ago

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I see your guy hanging from a parachute and raise you a dude skydiving without a parachute

[–]Diffie-Hellman 2 points3 points ago

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Well, that's definitely a brown moment.

[–]kobe24Life 2 points3 points ago

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Video???

[–]ForgottenPhoenix[S] 3 points4 points ago

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Here you go. Someone posted it in one of the comments.

[–]hurderpderp 2 points3 points ago

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That is stuntman Greg Gasson

[–]alfx 2 points3 points ago

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i seriously have recurring nightmares where this happens (on parachutes, roller coasters, etc). it's the only recurring nightmare i have. the weird thing is, i'm not afraid of heights, i've been bungee jumping, i love roller coasters) but this fucking terrifies me.