ever see a 172 foot high dive?

[jnevin]

Damn. I jumped 100 feet into a quarry when I was 18. I was wearing sneakers but still managed to bruise my feet and I hyper extended my knee. I felt like I'd never get back up to the surface.

 

[*The_West*]

FUCK. ME. that was insaaaaaane! that requires some incredible skill though, a couple of inches out either way and he could have broke his back, neck, anything. mental. big respect to him though.

 

[*The_West*]

Damn. I jumped 100 feet into a quarry when I was 18. I was wearing sneakers but still managed to bruise my feet and I hyper extended my knee. I felt like I'd never get back up to the surface.

i bet the 2 and a half seconds you were falling through the air were gooooood fun though?

 

[Megalomaniac]

Why didn't he climb up one more foot and set a new world record?

My guess is the danger factor. This guy made his living diving and probably didn't want to push the standards higher for safety. In that sense it is just as good to tie for the world record as it is to break it.

Let's say he dives 173 and lives and then the next guy dives 174 and dies. Basically he pushed that guy to his death when at 172 he along with one other guy get to say the hold the record. If everyone is diving 172 then the record can be pushed higher.

 

[AAP]

My guess is the danger factor. This guy made his living diving and probably didn't want to push the standards higher for safety. In that sense it is just as good to tie for the world record as it is to break it.

Let's say he dives 173 and lives and then the next guy dives 174 and dies. Basically he pushed that guy to his death when at 172 he along with one other guy get to say the hold the record. If everyone is diving 172 then the record can be pushed higher.

that's lame. 1 foot isn't going to make a difference at that height. That was in the 70s too.

 

[Megalomaniac]

that's lame. 1 foot isn't going to make a difference at that height. That was in the 70s too.

principal was the point there, you are smart so I thought you would catch that.

 

[Humble Pride]

Why didn't he climb up one more foot and set a new world record?

+1

 

[jnevin]

i bet the 2 and a half seconds you were falling through the air were gooooood fun though?

Yeah. It was just long enough to really realize I actually jumped, hear myself going faster and faster to the point I really regretted it, and then concentrate on pointing my feet and crossing my arms across my chest. It was really fast, yet felt drawn out at the same time.

 

[heatherrae]

I'm I the only one who thought it was cute that he wore sunscreen on his nose? I mean he wouldn't want to risk the danger of a sunburn and all...lol.

 

[Megalomaniac]

+1

back to my point.

http://www.capitolint.com/Fairs/highdive/highdive.htm

He held and broke the record seven times already, why push it more until someone else challenges him?