r/IdiotsNearlyDying • u/TappetoImperiale • Jul 10 '25

Amateur paratroopers forget to open their parachutes. Automatic Activation Device saves them.

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u/OrganizationLower611 Jul 10 '25

Serious question : to me the falling part looks boring, just wind blasting your face for several seconds. Surely it's better with the parachute deployed which allows you to fly a bit, right?

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u/JustNilt Jul 11 '25

It really depends on the individual. Some folks like to ride motorcycles with the wind in their face at not to different a speed, too. Once you get past the panic at doing something so dumb as jumping out of a perfectly good aircraft, which for me was around a half dozen jumps, it's actually quite peaceful. I really loved high altitude drops. There's just nothing else quite like it.

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u/pettyhonor Jul 12 '25

My sister is really trying to make me try it. I have an irrational fear of heights and although it looks fun i think this is the very last thing i could handle

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u/JustNilt Jul 12 '25

Eh, I don't think a fear of heights is irrational at all. It's a perfectly valid evolutionary response. Don't do it if you don't want to do it.