Comments on: Top 10 Fascinating Skydiving Myths http://listverse.com/2009/02/05/top-10-fascinating-skydiving-myths/ Ultimate Top 10 Lists - Listverse Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:08:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Ota Cervenka http://listverse.com/2009/02/05/top-10-fascinating-skydiving-myths/comment-page-4/#comment-455958 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:55:34 +0000 http://listverse.com/sports/top-10-fascinating-skydiving-myths/#comment-455958 Great points. So many people still believe widely circulated fairytales, most of which you’ve covered.

Now I know what link to give those people… :-)

Thanks for putting this together for the newbies.

Well done!

]]> By: Mike http://listverse.com/2009/02/05/top-10-fascinating-skydiving-myths/comment-page-4/#comment-439263 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:35:03 +0000 http://listverse.com/sports/top-10-fascinating-skydiving-myths/#comment-439263 You’re right – but I think the original poster’s intention was to say that stories of people having survived terminal impact are misleading in ALMOST every case.

You’re certainly not going to live if you hit solid ground (or even water) at over 100 miles an hour. Those who’ve survived chuteless falls from aircraft have done so in freak circumstances and gone through a process of deceleration – crashing through tree branches, glancing off snow covered ridges and so on.

]]> By: military http://listverse.com/2009/02/05/top-10-fascinating-skydiving-myths/comment-page-4/#comment-438939 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 01:19:01 +0000 http://listverse.com/sports/top-10-fascinating-skydiving-myths/#comment-438939 yeah…. do research before writing and publishing. There are multiple occasions during wwii where pilot bailed out WITHOUT A CHUTE (not a malfunction…. just no chute at all) and survived…. and one of which completely uninjured.

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]]> By: Dalene http://listverse.com/2009/02/05/top-10-fascinating-skydiving-myths/comment-page-4/#comment-417387 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 05:47:57 +0000 http://listverse.com/sports/top-10-fascinating-skydiving-myths/#comment-417387 I came across a really cool article on how it actually feels to skydive, putting all the myths to shame :-)

LOL @ myth #9! Who wants to talk while you’re skydiving anyway? You’re only experiencing one of the most amazing things ever! “So I hear you just bought a new car BOB…”

Personal recollection of a first time skydiver: http://www.overlandingafrica.com/blog/whats-hot/what-does-skydiving-feel-like

Thought the article was pretty cool and decided to share.

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]]> By: コーチ バッグ http://listverse.com/2009/02/05/top-10-fascinating-skydiving-myths/comment-page-4/#comment-407562 Mon, 08 Aug 2011 21:53:10 +0000 http://listverse.com/sports/top-10-fascinating-skydiving-myths/#comment-407562 I wished to say that it’s wonderful to know that somebody else also pointed out this as I had trouble finding the same info somewhere else. This was the first place that told me the answer. Appreciate it. My kindest regards.

]]> By: Mike http://listverse.com/2009/02/05/top-10-fascinating-skydiving-myths/comment-page-4/#comment-396175 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:45:22 +0000 http://listverse.com/sports/top-10-fascinating-skydiving-myths/#comment-396175 *sigh*. I’d hoped we’d put this one to rest over the course of dozens of posts. If you’re right, Geoff, I’ve been lugging around and wearing an 8lb weight belt on hundreds of formation skydives for no purpose whatsoever. I’m such an idiot! Funny, it SEEMS to make a difference, but if Newton says otherwise then it must all be in my imagination (and that of thousands of other jumpers). ;)

Actually, I believe it was Gallileo who ‘proved’ that all objects fells at the same speed regardless of mass, and Newton who came along much later and refined that theory by adding atmospheric effect to the equation. A body of greater mass is more effective at overcoming air resistance – and thus accelerates faster and reaches a higher terminal velocity. Gallileo’s theory might work in a vacuum, but we don’t get too many of those in skydiving.

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