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2021-07-23 -Obits-
Woman dives to her death from 150ft bungee jump bridge in Colombia after mistaking signal meant for her boyfriend as the instruction to leap - before she had a cord attached
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Posted by Skidmark 2021-07-23 09:15|| || Front Page|| [2 views ]  Top

#1 Think of it as evolution in action.
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2021-07-23 09:53||   2021-07-23 09:53|| Front Page Top

#2 
PLMT = Pretty Lawyer Lives Matter Too
Posted by NN2N1 2021-07-23 09:59||   2021-07-23 09:59|| Front Page Top

#3 How could you be not know that you didn't have the cord attached to you? It's not an insignificant item.
Posted by ed in texas 2021-07-23 10:04||   2021-07-23 10:04|| Front Page Top

#4 Parchuting caution: If you are a static line jumper and you discover you still have this in your hand upon exiting the aircraft, you may have a problem.
Posted by Besoeker 2021-07-23 10:11||   2021-07-23 10:11|| Front Page Top

#5 So far so good So far so good So far so good
Posted by KBK 2021-07-23 11:17||   2021-07-23 11:17|| Front Page Top

#6 How much time will it take to fall 150 feet?

✓ Enough time for you to regret jumping.
Posted by JohnQC 2021-07-23 11:27||   2021-07-23 11:27|| Front Page Top

#7 Three seconds.
Posted by KBK 2021-07-23 12:16||   2021-07-23 12:16|| Front Page Top

#8  How could you be not know that you didn't have the cord attached to you?

Excitement. First time jitters.
It is not a mistake one would make twice.
Posted by SteveS 2021-07-23 14:37||   2021-07-23 14:37|| Front Page Top

#9 It is not a mistake one would make twice.

😃🤣😂😊😁
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2021-07-23 14:48||   2021-07-23 14:48|| Front Page Top

#10 Parachuting caution:

In a spin: Terrifying moment skydiver has to untangle his twisted parachute lines during 13,000ft jump over the Italian countryside
Posted by Skidmark 2021-07-23 15:17||   2021-07-23 15:17|| Front Page Top

#11 /\ Actually, twisted suspension lines are not that uncommon. Poorly executed door exit can bring it on.

First thing you do as the canopy opens is look up and check the lines. If twisted, reach up as high on each riser as you can and pull them apart while bicycling your skinny legs in the opposite direction of the twist like a sob. Never had any that would not straight up and fly right.

A little bit trickier on a night jump.... along with everything else.

Posted by Besoeker 2021-07-23 16:34||   2021-07-23 16:34|| Front Page Top

#12 Its not the jump that gets you - it's the rather sudden stop. (and any bouncing).

Must have been so hyper-focused on the jump, and the guy signalling, that she misfired - tragically.

Is she a pole dancer too? (2nd pic in the article...)
Posted by CrazyFool 2021-07-23 17:16||   2021-07-23 17:16|| Front Page Top

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