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If your friends jumped off a cliff, would you jump too? (Original Post) fleur-de-lisa Feb 2019 OP
Pretty spectacular and took my breath away, but nope, not jumping off any cliffs. Fla Dem Feb 2019 #1
ALL the nopes JuJuYoshida Feb 2019 #2
lol OriginalGeek Feb 2019 #9
They look like a cult of brightly-colored but suicidal moths, about to take the plunge. fleur-de-lisa Feb 2019 #3
GoPro cameras progressoid Feb 2019 #8
I was thinking almost the exact same thing! Adsos Letter Feb 2019 #27
I've been bungee jumping and cliff diving, but I think I'll pass on that... hunter Feb 2019 #4
Hell no. Aristus Feb 2019 #5
Well, if there's a reasonable chance of survival... 2naSalit Feb 2019 #6
God I wish I could. progressoid Feb 2019 #7
You my friend keithbvadu2 Feb 2019 #10
! rurallib Feb 2019 #14
+10 nt reACTIONary Feb 2019 #16
Not a chance in hell. TomSlick Feb 2019 #11
All in all, I'd rather be in Philadelphia. 3Hotdogs Feb 2019 #12
Not in a million years! Dem2theMax Feb 2019 #13
Is it a really cool cliff? tclambert Feb 2019 #15
Wow! Even this parachuting fool doesn't have ... Duppers Feb 2019 #17
Jumped off a lot of cliffs in the 60s during college... KY_EnviroGuy Feb 2019 #18
What is that in the ravine at 1:00? Alpeduez21 Feb 2019 #19
I DK, but there was a blue guy jumping world wide wally Feb 2019 #20
Not anymore? Alpeduez21 Feb 2019 #21
Someone crashed. NurseJackie Feb 2019 #22
Looks like the guy in the blue suit crashed and splattered. democratisphere Feb 2019 #26
Yeah, looks like the blue guy didn't make it. Adsos Letter Feb 2019 #28
Uh, no thank you. lillypaddle Feb 2019 #23
Check the label Smackdown2019 Feb 2019 #24
Where is this filmed? BigmanPigman Feb 2019 #25
Base Jumping! romainetarra Feb 2019 #29
No. I'm pretty independent in that way. I might CHOOSE to.... Honeycombe8 Feb 2019 #30
Naaa... I'll think I'll stick to this Cliff. mwooldri Feb 2019 #31

OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)
9. lol
Mon Feb 4, 2019, 07:23 PM
Feb 2019

every last one of them.




Now, I have never been bungee jumping but I think I might like to try that once before I shuffle off.

fleur-de-lisa

(14,627 posts)
3. They look like a cult of brightly-colored but suicidal moths, about to take the plunge.
Mon Feb 4, 2019, 06:16 PM
Feb 2019

That gear on their heads . . . antennae?

Adsos Letter

(19,459 posts)
27. I was thinking almost the exact same thing!
Tue Feb 5, 2019, 08:26 PM
Feb 2019

Not the moth part (although that characterization cracks me up) but something about watching them line up and leap off one at a time, with those go-pro's on their helmets, really looked like some weird cult thing.

hunter

(38,317 posts)
4. I've been bungee jumping and cliff diving, but I think I'll pass on that...
Mon Feb 4, 2019, 06:27 PM
Feb 2019

... even if my friends are doing it.

2naSalit

(86,647 posts)
6. Well, if there's a reasonable chance of survival...
Mon Feb 4, 2019, 06:59 PM
Feb 2019

that looks like so much fun! I'd love to try it but I'd probably smack into a rock wall ten seconds in or have a heart attack from the rush of the jump.

keithbvadu2

(36,829 posts)
10. You my friend
Mon Feb 4, 2019, 07:39 PM
Feb 2019

You my friend

You laugh
I laugh

You hurt
I hurt

You cry
I cry

You jump off a cliff
I gonna miss you

Dem2theMax

(9,651 posts)
13. Not in a million years!
Mon Feb 4, 2019, 09:12 PM
Feb 2019

I'm quite content to be sitting in a recliner, watching them do that on a video. I would faint the second I stepped off the edge, which would ensure my death.

With my fear of falling, you wouldn't see me getting anywhere near the edge anyway.

tclambert

(11,087 posts)
15. Is it a really cool cliff?
Mon Feb 4, 2019, 11:02 PM
Feb 2019

'Cause if it's cool enough, then the cool kids gotta do it.

(Thank His Noodly Goodness I'm not cool.)

Duppers

(28,125 posts)
17. Wow! Even this parachuting fool doesn't have ...
Tue Feb 5, 2019, 04:07 AM
Feb 2019

...that kind of nerve. Wind currents on mtn faces might change too quickly. Very cool video tho.



Thanks for posting this, fleur-de-lisa. You gave me a thrill ride from my chair.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,492 posts)
18. Jumped off a lot of cliffs in the 60s during college...
Tue Feb 5, 2019, 04:31 AM
Feb 2019

with a good rope tied to a tree and good rappelling gear on. That was plenty thrilling for me.

Most frightening thing that ever happened was I once almost rappelled onto a big rattle snake sunning itself at the bottom next to my rope. If I hadn't seen it first, it would have nailed me for sure. Luckily, by buddy from above was able to climb down and chase the snake away. We practiced there to hone our caving skills.

Thanks for posting the video clip, fleur-de-lisa.........

Alpeduez21

(1,751 posts)
19. What is that in the ravine at 1:00?
Tue Feb 5, 2019, 08:12 AM
Feb 2019

Is that why it's important to not be "late."

Cliff Diving! Everybody is number one!

democratisphere

(17,235 posts)
26. Looks like the guy in the blue suit crashed and splattered.
Tue Feb 5, 2019, 07:53 PM
Feb 2019

That has got to be the most dangerous sport in the world. Too many things are out of your control.

Adsos Letter

(19,459 posts)
28. Yeah, looks like the blue guy didn't make it.
Tue Feb 5, 2019, 08:32 PM
Feb 2019

Just from looking at the film paused at that point.

I wonder if there is a way to find out?

romainetarra

(51 posts)
29. Base Jumping!
Tue Feb 5, 2019, 11:35 PM
Feb 2019

Wow that looks like a lot of fun. A little Indian boy like me though has never sky dived but this makes me want to try it! Thanks for sharing!

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
30. No. I'm pretty independent in that way. I might CHOOSE to....
Wed Feb 6, 2019, 01:23 PM
Feb 2019

I might choose to go along with them, but not because they are; I would have my own reasons. But I would probably not jump off a cliff, even it meant saving my life. Fear of heights.

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