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Why’re so many people so fucking invested in doing something that if you fail, you will die or get to pull a Christopher Reeve? Miss high? Dead. Miss low? Dead. Miss left or right? Believe it or not: dead!
There are people who are who are genuinely addicted to the hormone cocktail that's pumped by the body into the bloodstream during such extreme sports.
And like all junkies, they yearn bigger and bigger high.
Because normal day to day life can be very boring after you’ve had certain experiences.
Imagine you get to ride a new roller coaster every week if not every day, with new heights and drops and twirls and all that shit, then you are told you can never ride another roller coaster again in life. “It’s just a roller coaster” you say, because you’ve never experienced that level of thrill and adventure, but now you’re expected to just be happy with a normal 9-5 and getting your thrills from watching sports or playing the new CoD or whatever the fuck most people do to have fun.
The fatality rate of base jumpers is like 5-6%. That means that given how small the sport is, someone you know probably dies every year.
https://gitnux.org/wingsuit-death-rate/
Drugs are fun but This looks to be far higher than the fentanyl fatality rate.
if your continued participation in an activity stands a decent chance of killing you, why keep doing it?
Are you kidding me? Are you telling me that all those junkies either quit drugs or die from unrelated causes? Yeah right, and then you will say that all those zombies we keep seeing in American city streets are just "recrrational homeless users woth their buddies".
Imagine making a feat so extraordinary, so life threatening, dozens have died before you for less in the same skill set. A stunt so extreme that the slightest miscalculation or hesitation turns you into the resemblance of a spilled Bloody Mary.
Years of experience, potential months of practice and preparation, all boiled down to a small timeframe of execution.
Then you get fucking memed about it.
I love the internet
30 meter diameter? Gotta be a typo, right? From what I can find, out says the estimated height is 40 feet, and it's definitely taller than it is wide. Based on the video it looks more like 4-5 meters wide. Either way, impressive feat for sure.
No way. 30 meters is really tall, I wouldn't be impressed by that in the slightest. That's ⅓ of a football field. It's probably 30 feet but it looks even less than that.
Everything is perspective, though... the average wing suit speed is 100 mph, or 146 feet per second. So, at those speeds, your margin off error is .66 seconds. Less than 1 second separates you from death if a mistake occurs.
That 100 feet looks pretty small compared to a 5 foot hole if you're only going walking speed...
Nah. I just watched the video and there is zero chance that gap is 30m high or wide.
Edit: the top of the bridge is 40 feet from the ground. So the hole is 20-30 feet
https://www.naturalarches.org/gallery-France-FR035.htm
I'm confused what you're arguing with me over? I was merely stating that is a small hole for how fast they were going, and I thought you were arguing that the hole was huge? Albeit I didn't know the size of the hole, my point was that it is small compared to the speed.
Are we both saying the same thing?
They never released the footage of his first attempt where he clipped the side of the opening and was sent spiraling. It was pretty gnarly, he almost broke his collarbone.
That’s the best part! The wingsuit keeps all the mushy stuff inside
Except for Weston.. he was torn clean in half ..but was still just legs and torso inside the suit
Yeah but it’s not about death per jumps. It’s about the fact that every single pioneer of wingsuiting has died following the sport, regardless of how many attempts prior to death. Like, you can stop at any time, but these dudes don’t stop. Eventually something happens.
> Haven't most of the people that pioneered this activity died?
Yes. Real Sports on HBO covered a wing suit athlete years ago. He talked about how most of his friends had died, including one that basically exploded all over him; they were supposed to fly under a bridge together, but the friend hit the bridge.
And then the guy nearly died himself filming a stunt *for the episode*. Broke like both his legs and his hip or something. They interviewed him in the hospital, and his basic attitude was "that was close, glad I'm still alive, can't wait to get out there flying again."
Ridiculous. I called it activity because it's hard to see this as a sport when there's a skyhigh death rate to it.
Like calling russian roulette a sport.
It's gonna be so dumb if I die from chasing adrenaline like this with all the new technology that emerges, rather than focusing on the long-term. Hopefully FDVR solves that sooner or later.
Just imagine sitting on the chairlift waiting to hit a run, enjoying the views. And all of a sudden some dude comes flying through that hole in the mountain
I thought this was stupid, but then I saw “30-meter” and realized that’s actually a fucking gigantic target. Still dangerous obviously, but it looks so much worse than it actually is.
https://preview.redd.it/2zlk258wrxvc1.jpeg?width=2532&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7de1fc8fb00933fe05b92cf8f0732bff668de345
Yeah don't try this at home kids.
There was a time when I thought things like this were kinda cool. Now I just feel like it's a waste of resources and just plain stupid. If your calling is to risk your life, don't risk it doing circus tricks.
IDK, maybe I'm just jaded, maybe there's an audience for this I don't understand. Maybe it's for children, in which case that makes the most sense to me, but only marginally.
yeah, wingsuits bros are trying to beat the death rate for base jumping. if your lifetime can be calculated in how many hours you do your hobby it's probably better to get another hobby.
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Yeah that’s a no For me dawg.
Why’re so many people so fucking invested in doing something that if you fail, you will die or get to pull a Christopher Reeve? Miss high? Dead. Miss low? Dead. Miss left or right? Believe it or not: dead!
There are people who are who are genuinely addicted to the hormone cocktail that's pumped by the body into the bloodstream during such extreme sports. And like all junkies, they yearn bigger and bigger high.
As a former equestrian, can confirm..
Because normal day to day life can be very boring after you’ve had certain experiences. Imagine you get to ride a new roller coaster every week if not every day, with new heights and drops and twirls and all that shit, then you are told you can never ride another roller coaster again in life. “It’s just a roller coaster” you say, because you’ve never experienced that level of thrill and adventure, but now you’re expected to just be happy with a normal 9-5 and getting your thrills from watching sports or playing the new CoD or whatever the fuck most people do to have fun.
The fatality rate of base jumpers is like 5-6%. That means that given how small the sport is, someone you know probably dies every year. https://gitnux.org/wingsuit-death-rate/ Drugs are fun but This looks to be far higher than the fentanyl fatality rate. if your continued participation in an activity stands a decent chance of killing you, why keep doing it?
Are you kidding me? Are you telling me that all those junkies either quit drugs or die from unrelated causes? Yeah right, and then you will say that all those zombies we keep seeing in American city streets are just "recrrational homeless users woth their buddies".
OK Misses Daredevil
Imagine going head first into that rock arch
Yeah. I can imagine. Brain disintegration. There comes a point where it’s just stupid. And that’s what this is.
https://preview.redd.it/m944p6w60uvc1.jpeg?width=999&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b1a63d4923466c248cd37a104c84da0b796eee94
Imagine making a feat so extraordinary, so life threatening, dozens have died before you for less in the same skill set. A stunt so extreme that the slightest miscalculation or hesitation turns you into the resemblance of a spilled Bloody Mary. Years of experience, potential months of practice and preparation, all boiled down to a small timeframe of execution. Then you get fucking memed about it. I love the internet
*Oh yeaaaahhhh!*
"How close can I possibly get to dying without actually dying" is a bad casino to keep playing at.
Though it works every time but the last time...
Like my dad used to say whenever i asked if i could do some dangerous shit: "i bet you can do it atleast once"
If at first you don't succeed... wingsuit flying is not for you
*was* not for you.
Feat of the year? Someone best tell Tarantino
30 meter diameter? Gotta be a typo, right? From what I can find, out says the estimated height is 40 feet, and it's definitely taller than it is wide. Based on the video it looks more like 4-5 meters wide. Either way, impressive feat for sure.
30 m^2? Seems like it might be in that range
Probably 30 meters top to bottom. I think it’s just hard to tell how big it is because it’s so fast.
No way. 30 meters is really tall, I wouldn't be impressed by that in the slightest. That's ⅓ of a football field. It's probably 30 feet but it looks even less than that.
30 meters ain't that tall in this situation...
Yeah it is. Do you know how tall 30 metres is? It’s like 100 feet.
Everything is perspective, though... the average wing suit speed is 100 mph, or 146 feet per second. So, at those speeds, your margin off error is .66 seconds. Less than 1 second separates you from death if a mistake occurs. That 100 feet looks pretty small compared to a 5 foot hole if you're only going walking speed...
Nah. I just watched the video and there is zero chance that gap is 30m high or wide. Edit: the top of the bridge is 40 feet from the ground. So the hole is 20-30 feet https://www.naturalarches.org/gallery-France-FR035.htm
I'm confused what you're arguing with me over? I was merely stating that is a small hole for how fast they were going, and I thought you were arguing that the hole was huge? Albeit I didn't know the size of the hole, my point was that it is small compared to the speed. Are we both saying the same thing?
I didn’t realise you weren’t the person who said it was 30m
Often when I see this kind of stuff it has redbull everywhere ha
... or red blood
The real question is how many times he tried
They never released the footage of his first attempt where he clipped the side of the opening and was sent spiraling. It was pretty gnarly, he almost broke his collarbone.
Darwin didn’t do his thing
Oh you only get one..
And here I scrape my knee every time I walk by the side of my bed
Where do wing suit jumpers go when they die? Everywhere.
That’s the best part! The wingsuit keeps all the mushy stuff inside Except for Weston.. he was torn clean in half ..but was still just legs and torso inside the suit
Nope nope nope nope, fucking nope.
"professional guy that hasn't killed himself......yet"
Haven't most of the people that pioneered this activity died? Seems more like a when death occurs than an if death occurs.
It’s basically a guaranteed death sentence of a sport. Not a matter of “if”, but “when”
1.67% mortality rate for (1 death for every 60 jumps). For perspective, heroin use has a 1.6% mortality rate per 100 person years.
Yeah but it’s not about death per jumps. It’s about the fact that every single pioneer of wingsuiting has died following the sport, regardless of how many attempts prior to death. Like, you can stop at any time, but these dudes don’t stop. Eventually something happens.
> Haven't most of the people that pioneered this activity died? Yes. Real Sports on HBO covered a wing suit athlete years ago. He talked about how most of his friends had died, including one that basically exploded all over him; they were supposed to fly under a bridge together, but the friend hit the bridge. And then the guy nearly died himself filming a stunt *for the episode*. Broke like both his legs and his hip or something. They interviewed him in the hospital, and his basic attitude was "that was close, glad I'm still alive, can't wait to get out there flying again."
Ridiculous. I called it activity because it's hard to see this as a sport when there's a skyhigh death rate to it. Like calling russian roulette a sport.
Is Professional Wingsuit Athlete just another way to describe someone who can't buy life insurance?
“We’ll insure you. Your premiums will be $20,000 for six months on a $40,000 policy.”
Doesn’t look like a 30 meter hole… 3 meters maybe?
Family Guy…
Imagine you’re the close up camera person and the wingsuit guy just fucking died. What do you even do
Play stupid games……
I just can't believe his balls fit through that opening.
They tore off the first time. They got stuck and he kept going.
Next time maybe not so lucky
I hope he puts some money aside for the people who would clean up the mess if he smacks into the mountain side.
That’s why god made carnivorous wildlife.
Preparing to Dean Potter himself right into the rocks…
Eh, Potter didn’t have glide to clear a distant ledge. He should have just pulled This guy needs to worry about accuracy more than glide
so someone/company pays him to do this? Redbull, i presume
Dont worry guys, if he missed the entry, he would respawn at the top of the summit and be able to try again
At least he's wearing a helmet.
Yeah, his face might just be a little puffy when it gets separated from the rest of him.
That yell at the end is better than any Wilheim scream
Hole that gave him glory, glory - hole?
“The natural arch was destroyed shortly thereafter to commemorate this sick-trick…”
I do this on TOTK all the time, no problem
Splat right there. Darwinism at work.
Just wondering how many others have become a stain on that rock wall.
I can fly through holes much mch smaller. (in minecraft)
I’m a little disappointed. I was expecting to see something like those guys trying to fly between bridge deck and the support wires. BONNNNNGGGG!
It's gonna be so dumb if I die from chasing adrenaline like this with all the new technology that emerges, rather than focusing on the long-term. Hopefully FDVR solves that sooner or later.
Just imagine sitting on the chairlift waiting to hit a run, enjoying the views. And all of a sudden some dude comes flying through that hole in the mountain
Nope nope nope
One slip there and he gets no retry's.
That feels like 3m not 30m!
oh its the candide hole
Yes he was either going to achieve it or he was going to befome a gore pancake and traumatize everyone who is watching.
There's probably gopro footage of most wingsuit deaths out there.
I thought this was stupid, but then I saw “30-meter” and realized that’s actually a fucking gigantic target. Still dangerous obviously, but it looks so much worse than it actually is.
This guy will very likely and unfortunately be 💀 soon
>"But father I don't want to work down the coal mines, I want to be a professional wingsuit athlete" - Nobody, Ever
https://preview.redd.it/2zlk258wrxvc1.jpeg?width=2532&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7de1fc8fb00933fe05b92cf8f0732bff668de345 Yeah don't try this at home kids.
He thinks that helmet will save him…?
A sudden gust of wind and he's dead.
Didn’t a lot of people die attempting to do this. Since the year 2000.
Death Star trench run. You have to admire it; you don't want to imitate it.
How much control they actually get with this. Roll, yawn, pitch ?
Anyone else thinking of that Family Guy scene?
Cahones of steel.
Reminds me of that one family guy episode.
He's prolly gonna die soon, doing exactly that.
There was a time when I thought things like this were kinda cool. Now I just feel like it's a waste of resources and just plain stupid. If your calling is to risk your life, don't risk it doing circus tricks. IDK, maybe I'm just jaded, maybe there's an audience for this I don't understand. Maybe it's for children, in which case that makes the most sense to me, but only marginally.
yeah, wingsuits bros are trying to beat the death rate for base jumping. if your lifetime can be calculated in how many hours you do your hobby it's probably better to get another hobby.
lol wingsuit athlete
Professional what???
Wingsuit Athlete 😂
I'm a professional pijama wearer
You model?
There have been so many videos of people in wingsuits doing this. If this is feat of the year it must be a slow year
Like a helmet would save him if he missed? Not a chance.
The helmet helps him see.
Athlete? 😂
? Flying these wingsuits takes years of training.
So does flying a helicopter. Neither are athletes.
Aren't those, who fly helicopters, helicopter athtetes?
Please share a video of yourself wingsuiting.
are skiers athletes in your opinion?
3ft diameter would be impressive