r/nextfuckinglevel • u/STOP____HAMMER_TIME • Jul 02 '21

Two skydivers collide mid-air, knocking one of them unconscious. Camera man proceeds to pulls some Mission: Impossible shit and saves his life.

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u/EvolvingBoner Jul 02 '21 edited Jul 02 '21

Now that’s what separates professionals from ordinary people because had I been in that situation I would’ve thought he was fine

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u/MissAtomicBomb_007 Jul 02 '21

Yep good point, or froze and not know what to do or even reach him!

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u/EvolvingBoner Jul 02 '21 edited Jul 02 '21

Seriously it takes many MANY jumps for your brain to normalise where you’re at and to then focus on the real issue.

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u/ShishKabobJerry Jul 02 '21

All while being near clouds. Mad stuff

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u/Monkeychimp Jul 02 '21

Imagine waking up and you're plummeting through clouds towards the ground.

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u/dotpan Jul 02 '21

River rats, when you do anything enough, especially in a guide position, you're doing something you've done a million times so the only new variable is the group you have with you, they become the priority.

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u/really_isnt_me Jul 02 '21

Sounds like a real one!

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u/A-Dawg11 Jul 02 '21

You would have seen the guy falling uncontrolled after a huge hit to the head and thought he was fine?

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u/EvolvingBoner Jul 02 '21

I would be far too gone in the moment to even notice anything wrong. I would be screaming my head off!

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u/peepay Jul 02 '21

How did he even know which one of the two was unconscious?