Comment on Luke Aikins No Parachute 25,000 Feet Airplane Jump Complete Video
thebestaquaman@lemmy.world 1 week ago
On some level I can understand wanting to do this: You’re pushing the limits of what people think is possible, and you get a massive adrenaline rush. I have a harder time understanding those watching, who are setting themselves up to potentially seeing someone smear themselves on the ground at 250 km/h up close…
treadful@lemmy.zip 1 week ago
You don’t like watching people do incredible things? Do you think the only entertainment people get from things like motorcycle racing, X-games, or whatever is the chance to watch someone get injured or die?
thebestaquaman@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I think you’re massively misunderstanding me here. Watching people do incredible things is awesome, you bring up some great examples here. Watching someone do something with a high probability of catastrophic failure is just nerve wracking. When I watch skiers jump 10 m in the air in a slopestyle comp, I know that they’re doing things that they land successfully > 99/100 times. Even when they fall, there’s a good chance they get off with only minor injuries. None of these things make those enormous athletic feats any less awesome to watch.
I don’t think I would be able to watch someone do something like this, where they’ve never done it before, and just a minor mistake means I will be watching a person splatter on the ground at terminal velocity, both because the sight would likely be horrendous, and because I would get way to nervous just thinking about the possibility that they could miss.
three@piefed.social 1 week ago
pussy
thebestaquaman@lemmy.world 1 week ago
SAY AGAIN?
^pls^ ^don’t^ ^hurt^ ^me^
SupraMario@lemmy.world 1 week ago
He did land…but I feel like his margin for error was like 20-30’ to the side and he’s missing the net… you’re right though. Stuff like this is…why watch it live. There is no redo or as you said, a broken bone or survivable injury here. He just becomes human jello.