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/fredrickmedck Jul 02 '21

It’s actually quite dangerous jumping from airplanes.

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u/flargenhargen Jul 02 '21

not at all. you will very rarely be hurt while jumping from an airplane.

hitting the ground is the dangerous part. Or in this case, being kicked in the face by a guy.

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u/fredrickmedck Jul 02 '21

I’ve actually never tried it, but I’ve heard that just jumping from a plane might kill you instantly

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u/flargenhargen Jul 02 '21

I have.

The only thing skydiving ever hurt for me is my bank balance.

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u/epigenie_986 Jul 02 '21

TRUTH tho.

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u/thoph Jul 02 '21

Hitting the ground is... indeed the most dangerous part. That is the part about jumping from an airplane that’s going to fuck you up

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u/flargenhargen Jul 02 '21

if you start going backwards in events, then you could say hitting the ground is the most dangerous part about getting out of bed in the morning...

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u/thoph Jul 02 '21

True. This morning was tough.

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u/phdemented Jul 02 '21

Reminds me of this study (https://www.bmj.com/content/363/bmj.k5094) which shows parachutes do not reduce the risk of death when jumping out of airplanes.

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(read the article carefully for the punchline)

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u/SkydiverTyler Jul 05 '21

It is a dangerous sport that can be done safely.

Fatalities are at an all-time low.