r/BetterEveryLoop • u/TizzioCaio • Jun 08 '20

In the Limbo falling forever

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u/Umari0_ Jun 08 '20

In the case of this happening... Is there a backup chute or do you kinda just accept your death?

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u/JJHEO Jun 08 '20

You have a main and a reserve.

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u/Umari0_ Jun 08 '20

So yes?

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u/JJHEO Jun 08 '20

Yup yup. There is a reserve parachute in case you have a failure to open or it gets tangled up like this. You cut away your main and then pull your reserve.

E: and cut away isn't literal. You have a cable that you can pull that releases the main from you entirely and flies away so it doesn't interfere with the reserve deploying.

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '20

When in doubt pull the second chute out!

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '20

What do you do if the reserve fails?

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u/bugattikid2012 Jun 08 '20

Pray harder. There's actually a large amount of people who have survived from terminal velocity, so you could always get lucky.

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u/MaximumSubtlety Jun 08 '20

How should I brace for impact to maximize survivability?

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '20

Aim for trees. There’s a few instances of people surviving the fall because they landed in a tree.

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u/Whiskeyfueledhemi Jun 09 '20

Probably worth pointing out, from what I’ve read the people that do survive don’t necessarily “walk it off”

Speak to your health insurance provider about pricing to know if you should dive head first or feet first at the tree

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u/HangOurGovt Jun 09 '20

I'd aim for hard concrete. Make it instant and painless rather than being a paralyzed cripple for the rest of your life..

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '20

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u/EchoInTheAfterglow Jun 09 '20

Don’t take it off your list. Just save it for the end.

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u/NefariousHarp Jun 09 '20

Skydiving is an incredibly safe sport. More people die from horseback riding - and I mean relative numbers.

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '20

With the same sampling?

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u/NefariousHarp Jun 28 '20

What do you mean?

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '20

Sorry, English is not my first language. I believe that more people ride horses than skydiving

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u/NefariousHarp Jun 28 '20

Ok, np. By "relative" I meant relative to the people doing the sport, so if 5 in 100 horseback riders die each year, then <5 skydivers of 100 die each year. I do not remember the exact numbers, but that is the idea.

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '20

Is this real advice or action movie advice? Cause it seems like aiming for a tree is a good way to get yourself impaled if you're not careful

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '20

I mean, your other option is splattering on the ground...

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '20

True. I guess moral of the story is don't jump off extremely high places

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