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02-02-2024, 03:28 PM
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Re: British Base Jumper Dies in 29-Storey Fall in Thailand
Paradoxically, people with more experience can become complacent whereas a newbie will be hyper careful. I saw it many times when doing deeper Trimix dives. Not always, but the guy with 3000 dives could be very relaxed but blase about safety.
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#82
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02-02-2024, 06:25 PM
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Re: British Base Jumper Dies in 29-Storey Fall in Thailand
This routing error caused the pull line to dangle along-side his leg rather than behind him where it belonged. He noticed the pull line was in the wrong place and tried to toss it behind him. I think he sensed the cord was still in the wrong place because he kept splaying his fingers back and even touched the cord, before deciding to ignore the irregularity and jump.
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02-02-2024, 07:30 PM
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Re: British Base Jumper Dies in 29-Storey Fall in Thailand
The pull line's connection to the building was a wimpy looking string. I presume it snapped from the weight of the jumper. If it was a beefier line, it might have arrested his fall or deployed the chute despite being mis-strung. So yeah, several fails occurred here.
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02-03-2024, 01:01 AM
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Re: British Base Jumper Dies in 29-Storey Fall in Thailand
It's probably the experience that does them in. Remember the dude who had 100's (maybe 1,000's) of previous jumps and jumped without a parachute? I would guess that experience in this sense could be a detriement by  the person becoming less cautious..... |
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02-03-2024, 04:35 PM
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Re: British Base Jumper Dies in 29-Storey Fall in Thailand
That's why I wear TWO helmets
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to prove what? Numb fucks die too?
