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 Jan 31 2007, 09:08 PM
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 "Bleepin' Aussie Addict"  Group: Members Posts: 2,083 Joined: 14-October 06 From: SYDNEY-AUSTRALIA Member No.: 90,018  |
Note no helmet on the girl. One wrong calculation in projectory could spell disaster.IMO. Would you try this? http://www.flurl.com/flvplayer2.swf?video=...107&flash=8 Moderator Edit: Moved topic to more appropriate forum. ~ Animal This post has been edited by Animal: Feb 1 2007, 03:10 PM --------------------  I once had a life.. now I have the Internet... |
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Jan 31 2007, 09:37 PM
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Now, that looks like a rush!!!
QUOTE Note no helmet on the girl. I don't think it would make a difference, in the event of a catastrophic failure.
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Jan 31 2007, 09:41 PM
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 **pixie in training** Group: Members Posts: 1,853 Joined: 13-November 06 From: Honolulu, Hawaii Member No.: 95,371 |
Looked fun, but could've turned incredibly stupid. Are there any precautionary measures for that type of thing besides 'don't do it'??
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Jan 31 2007, 09:56 PM
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 Feed me some spyware!  Group: Banned Posts: 4,557 Joined: 18-July 04 From: USA Ware Shoals SC Member No.: 1,500 |
Okay thats amazing. I so want one in my backyard.
I will add that to my to do projects. Amazing.... |
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Feb 1 2007, 12:34 AM
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 Forum Addict Group: Members Posts: 1,643 Joined: 2-April 06 From: British Columbia, Canada Member No.: 62,283 |
You can tell I'm feeling my age when my first thought was, "Do they realize that cancels their life insurance?!"
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Feb 1 2007, 12:55 AM
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"Bleepin' Aussie Addict" Group: Members Posts: 2,083 Joined: 14-October 06 From: SYDNEY-AUSTRALIA Member No.: 90,018 |
Would have loved one of those when I was young.When my little Sister used to annoy the crap out of me,I could just tie her to it and let it go.Payback time.
 
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Feb 1 2007, 03:57 AM
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**pixie in training** Group: Members Posts: 1,853 Joined: 13-November 06 From: Honolulu, Hawaii Member No.: 95,371 |
Hey I've got a little sister...sounds like a plan.
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Feb 1 2007, 04:16 AM
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 The Bookworm Group: Moderator Posts: 4,955 Joined: 14-July 06 From: Bloomington, IN Member No.: 76,150 |
That reminds too much of an a sequence of events at my uncle's neighbor.
The man decided to do some work on the house. Thinking he might fall off, he took the clothes line and tied one end around his waist. The other end he tied around the pick-up truck. The part of the roof he was working on was on the opposite side of the house from the pick-up. His wife decided to do the grocery shopping. Not noticing the clothes line attached to the truck, she got in and drove off. Her husband came flying over the top of the house. I don't know how far she went before she stopped. I also don't know if the man was hurt. My uncle didn't feel fit to relate that particular information. You couldn't get me to do what that woman was doing in the video. I don't even like walking on bridges. Mountains - yes, bridges or anything else man-made - no. Orange Blossom 
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Feb 1 2007, 05:16 AM
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 aut viam inveniam aut faciam Group: Members Posts: 3,510 Joined: 14-November 06 From: Ossendrecht/The Netherlands Member No.: 95,557 |
It could be a part of a growing up programm, rather than spanking just put them in the catapult, preferable "perpetuem mobile "
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Feb 1 2007, 07:01 AM
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As thus the aging population was explained.
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Feb 1 2007, 10:29 AM
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i didn't notice a shoulder harness. that waist belt better be cinched up tight. it would be a real bummer if your hips didn't grab.
how about doing that out into a canyon and parachuting to the bottom? i would wear a helmet if i were going to do that though. 
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Feb 1 2007, 10:44 AM
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QUOTE(blueandgold04 @ Feb 2 2007, 02:29 AM)  i didn't notice a shoulder harness. that waist belt better be cinched up tight. it would be a real bummer if your hips didn't grab. how about doing that out into a canyon and parachuting to the bottom? i would wear a helmet if i were going to do that though. Of course they have to have a harness on.Did you think they held on with their fingers? I'm not worried about flying through the air,it's the stop that worries me. What they should have shown is the landing.IMO. When it came to the last retraction,and there wasn't enough tension left to get her airbourne for the last time,my guess she would have been dragged considerable distance across the grass. And I don't think that would have looked too ladylike.Maybe thats why they didn't release footage. This post has been edited by DSTM: Feb 1 2007, 11:11 AM -------------------- I once had a life.. now I have the Internet... |
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Feb 1 2007, 11:44 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 490 Joined: 27-October 06 From: Illinois (the land of strange laws) Member No.: 92,392 |
not simply a harness, but a shoulder harness to combat the effects of inertia.
lol, yes the landing might be a little rough. 
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Feb 1 2007, 12:20 PM
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"Bleepin' Aussie Addict" Group: Members Posts: 2,083 Joined: 14-October 06 From: SYDNEY-AUSTRALIA Member No.: 90,018 |
QUOTE(blueandgold04 @ Feb 2 2007, 03:44 AM) not simply a harness, but a shoulder harness to combat the effects of inertia. lol, yes the landing might be a little rough. I agree with you about the landing,and I would need a bottle of Jack Daniels before you would get me on that.I'm sure there would be a lot of stains on my clothes,and not necessarily all from the grass either.
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Feb 1 2007, 12:41 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 490 Joined: 27-October 06 From: Illinois (the land of strange laws) Member No.: 92,392 |
QUOTE I would need a bottle of Jack Daniels before you would get me on that.I'm sure there would be a lot of stains on my clothes,and not necessarily all from the grass either. hahaha , now that is funny!
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