L/D ?

[Mal]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmZyB_ghpa0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eidiotworld%2Ecom%2Fstory%2 F408%2FFlying%5FIdiots

I wonder what his L/D is ?

[Bruce Hoult]

In article >,
"Mal" > wrote:

> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmZyB_ghpa0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eidiotworld%
> 2Ecom%2Fstory%2F408%2FFlying%5FIdiots
>
> I wonder what his L/D is ?

2? 3?

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"Mal" > wrote in message
:

> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmZyB_ghpa0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eidiotworld%2Ecom%2Fstory%2 F408%2FFlying%5FIdiots
>
> I wonder what his L/D is ?





Looks like about the same as a 1-26, right? :-)



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[David Kinsell]

Mal wrote:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmZyB_ghpa0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eidiotworld%2Ecom%2Fstory%2 F408%2FFlying%5FIdiots
>
> I wonder what his L/D is ?
>
>


I think he could stand a little more carbon-fiber in his backbone:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=389357&in_page_id=1770

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David Kinsell wrote:
> Mal wrote:
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmZyB_ghpa0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eidiotworld%2Ecom%2Fstory%2 F408%2FFlying%5FIdiots
> >
> > I wonder what his L/D is ?
> >
> >
>
>
> I think he could stand a little more carbon-fiber in his backbone:
>
> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=389357&in_page_id=1770

Ya, more in his back cause it looks like most is in his balls.

[st4s03]

About the same as his IQ

Mal wrote:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmZyB_ghpa0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eidiotworld%2Ecom%2Fstory%2 F408%2FFlying%5FIdiots
>
> I wonder what his L/D is ?

[Jack]

st4s03 wrote:
> About the same as his IQ

Ah'm thinkin' it's fairly high, since he made it.

If he can do it twice, it purty DAMN' high!


Jack

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>
> Mal wrote:
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmZyB_ghpa0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eidiotworld%2Ecom%2Fstory%2 F408%2FFlying%5FIdiots
>>
>> I wonder what his L/D is ?
>

[Martin Gregorie]

Jack wrote:
> st4s03 wrote:
>> About the same as his IQ
>
> Ah'm thinkin' it's fairly high, since he made it.
>
Not in the middle. Look how big and sharp his shadow is on the snow
below him. The next shot, from a different camera, shows the same pass:
you can see him and his shadow. He wasn't more than 20 feet above that
snow slope.

I wonder what colour his underwear was after he landed.


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[David Kinsell]

wrote:
> David Kinsell wrote:
>> Mal wrote:
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmZyB_ghpa0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eidiotworld%2Ecom%2Fstory%2 F408%2FFlying%5FIdiots
>>>
>>> I wonder what his L/D is ?
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I think he could stand a little more carbon-fiber in his backbone:
>>
>> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=389357&in_page_id=1770
>
> Ya, more in his back cause it looks like most is in his balls.
>

Nah, that carbon is in his head, not farther down.

I guess he looks really brave and smart to some people -- right
up to when he augers in. Then that 20-20 hindsight that some
people have so much of kicks in, and then they'll think, "Hey,
maybe that wasn't so bright after all".

[Jack]

David Kinsell wrote:

> I guess he looks really brave and smart to some people -- right
> up to when he augers in. Then that 20-20 hindsight that some
> people have so much of kicks in, and then they'll think, "Hey,
> maybe that wasn't so bright after all".

Unless, of course, he _doesn't_ auger in. But then, everyone does,
eventually, operating at the bleeding edge.

Going beyond the expectations of we middle-of-the-roaders is essential
for progress. I suppose you could say that 20-20 hindsight comes from
having your head up your ass, but then you wouldn't be the first.


Jack

[Mike Lindsay]

In article >, David Kinsell
> writes
>Mal wrote:
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmZyB_ghpa0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eidiotworld%
>2Ecom%2Fstory%2F408%2FFlying%5FIdiots
>>
>> I wonder what his L/D is ?
>>
>>
>
>
>I think he could stand a little more carbon-fiber in his backbone:
>
>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=3893
>57&in_page_id=1770

I think he could use a little more sense of self preservation.
--
Mike Lindsay