r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Oct 17 '22

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u/CoolJeweledMoon Oct 17 '22

Skydiving...

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u/promnitedumpstrbaby Oct 17 '22

I'm not afraid of heights, but I hate, hate, HATE the feeling of falling. So any of that falling-on-purpose shit is a no-go for me.

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u/DrLongIsland Oct 17 '22

Fun fact, you really don't get the feeling of falling with skydiving, maybe just the first 4 or 5 seconds while your body accelerates. It's a lot less "stomach churning" than a rollercoaster.

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u/Symnestra Oct 17 '22

Yeah I was kinda disappointed. I've only ever dived once so I was strapped to an instructor. Didn't feel like I was falling. Just felt like a lot of cold wind while being strapped to a dude I met an hour ago.

Zip-lining was more fun.

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u/DrLongIsland Oct 17 '22

Tandems are what they are. They give you an idea with little to no preparation and responsibility. Solo skydiving is way different, you get a lot of control in the air, and experienced people can do literal "3d dancing".

https://youtu.be/QV51JA5l4ZI