Skydiving

I was searching google and found these forums and had to laugh, are you guys from the dark ages?

Anyway a few years ago I had the chance to do a HALO jump (High Altitude Low Out) which basically involves jumping out of a plane at 30,000 feet and opening your chute < 1000 feet from the ground to avoid detection from enemies etc. on the ground.

From the drop height of 30,000 feet you can clearly see the curvature of the round earth, how can this be explained by the flat earth theory?

Quote from: danwood on June 07, 2009, 11:54:14 PM

I was searching google and found these forums and had to laugh, are you guys from the dark ages?

Anyway a few years ago I had the chance to do a HALO jump (High Altitude Low Out) which basically involves jumping out of a plane at 30,000 feet and opening your chute < 1000 feet from the ground to avoid detection from enemies etc. on the ground.

From the drop height of 30,000 feet you can clearly see the curvature of the round earth, how can this be explained by the flat earth theory?

Firstly, pics or it didn't happen. Secondly- Wait, there's nothing else.

Curvature isn't visible from 30,000 feet. I've been to 45,000 feet on commercial flights and I've never seen any curvature to the earth.

Curvature isn't visible from 30,000 feet. I've been to 45,000 feet on commercial flights and I've never seen any curvature to the earth.

HAHAHAHAHA I knew Tom would falter somewhere. Dont expect another response from him now, because he wont reply now he is proven wrong.
Yeah you guys are right the Airbus A380 has like a ceiling of about 43,000 feet i think, and thats a max height to, they wouldnt take them to this altitude

I was searching google and found these forums and had to laugh, are you guys from the dark ages?

Anyway a few years ago I had the chance to do a HALO jump (High Altitude Low Out) which basically involves jumping out of a plane at 30,000 feet and opening your chute < 1000 feet from the ground to avoid detection from enemies etc. on the ground.

From the drop height of 30,000 feet you can clearly see the curvature of the round earth, how can this be explained by the flat earth theory?

Quote from: spanner34.5 on June 09, 2009, 06:38:21 AM

Look up hypoxia, at 30,000 feet, anything you think you have seen, is unreliable.

We now have a sky diver, on his first jump, with oxygen bottle, masses of warm clothing, a helmet to stop frostbite on face, plummeting at terminal velocity.  Through his frozen face mask he can see the Earth's perimeter and distinguish whether it is the edge of a flat disc or the round Earth horizon. Really?

Anyway a few years ago I had the chance to do a HALO jump

Quote from: danwood on June 07, 2009, 11:54:14 PM

Anyway a few years ago I had the chance to do a HALO jump

Quote from: spanner34.5 on June 09, 2009, 07:15:23 AM

We now have a sky diver, on his first jump, with oxygen bottle, masses of warm clothing, a helmet to stop frostbite on face, plummeting at terminal velocity.  Through his frozen face mask he can see the Earth's perimeter and distinguish whether it is the edge of a flat disc or the round Earth horizon. Really?

Not my first or last jump!

You must of course realise that I was only at 30,000 feet for a split second, its not like I setup camp and slept there the night. The light jumpsuit and mask I had on insulated me from the cold and I also had a small bottle of oxygen to allow me to breathe when necessary.

The high speed is the terminal velocity of a human caused by the opposing forces of gravitation and the drag resulting from the air.

Quote from: danwood on June 09, 2009, 07:22:01 AM

Quote from: spanner34.5 on June 09, 2009, 07:15:23 AM

We now have a sky diver, on his first jump, with oxygen bottle, masses of warm clothing, a helmet to stop frostbite on face, plummeting at terminal velocity.  Through his frozen face mask he can see the Earth's perimeter and distinguish whether it is the edge of a flat disc or the round Earth horizon. Really?

Not my first or last jump!

You must of course realise that I was only at 30,000 feet for a split second, its not like I setup camp and slept there the night. The light jumpsuit and mask I had on insulated me from the cold and I also had a small bottle of oxygen to allow me to breathe when necessary.

The high speed is the terminal velocity of a human caused by the opposing forces of gravitation and the drag resulting from the air.

Quote from: spanner34.5 on June 09, 2009, 07:46:33 AM

Quote from: danwood on June 09, 2009, 07:22:01 AM

Quote from: spanner34.5 on June 09, 2009, 07:15:23 AM

We now have a sky diver, on his first jump, with oxygen bottle, masses of warm clothing, a helmet to stop frostbite on face, plummeting at terminal velocity.  Through his frozen face mask he can see the Earth's perimeter and distinguish whether it is the edge of a flat disc or the round Earth horizon. Really?

Not my first or last jump!

You must of course realise that I was only at 30,000 feet for a split second, its not like I setup camp and slept there the night. The light jumpsuit and mask I had on insulated me from the cold and I also had a small bottle of oxygen to allow me to breathe when necessary.

The high speed is the terminal velocity of a human caused by the opposing forces of gravitation and the drag resulting from the air.

The intended meaning is the same regardless of whether the sentence was ever so slightly grammatically incorrect. Why do these things always resort to petty arguments regarding spelling and grammar? One would have to be incredibly stubborn at a subconscious level to misinterpret the meaning of these sentences.

Quote from: julianmartin on June 09, 2009, 08:26:19 AM

Quote from: spanner34.5 on June 09, 2009, 07:46:33 AM

Quote from: danwood on June 09, 2009, 07:22:01 AM

Quote from: spanner34.5 on June 09, 2009, 07:15:23 AM

We now have a sky diver, on his first jump, with oxygen bottle, masses of warm clothing, a helmet to stop frostbite on face, plummeting at terminal velocity.  Through his frozen face mask he can see the Earth's perimeter and distinguish whether it is the edge of a flat disc or the round Earth horizon. Really?

Not my first or last jump!

You must of course realise that I was only at 30,000 feet for a split second, its not like I setup camp and slept there the night. The light jumpsuit and mask I had on insulated me from the cold and I also had a small bottle of oxygen to allow me to breathe when necessary.

The high speed is the terminal velocity of a human caused by the opposing forces of gravitation and the drag resulting from the air.

The intended meaning is the same regardless of whether the sentence was ever so slightly grammatically incorrect. Why do these things always resort to petty arguments regarding spelling and grammar? One would have to be incredibly stubborn at a subconscious level to misinterpret the meaning of these sentences.

Not so, there is a big difference in the meaning....Gravity on the Flat earth does not exist. Danwood obviously understood this. You obviously do not.

We now have a sky diver, on his first jump, with oxygen bottle, masses of warm clothing, a helmet to stop frostbite on face, plummeting at terminal velocity.  Through his frozen face mask he can see the Earth's perimeter and distinguish whether it is the edge of a flat disc or the round Earth horizon. Really?

Quote from: spanner34.5 on June 09, 2009, 07:15:23 AM

We now have a sky diver, on his first jump, with oxygen bottle, masses of warm clothing, a helmet to stop frostbite on face, plummeting at terminal velocity.  Through his frozen face mask he can see the Earth's perimeter and distinguish whether it is the edge of a flat disc or the round Earth horizon. Really?

What on earth are you talking about?

By suggesting what you are, you are saying that every person who has done a HALO or HAHO jump is a liar. If you haven't done it and hence don't believe it's possible because you haven't seen it, then don't comment. If you do comment, then you are a dirty liar. Deal with it - people have seen stuff that you will never have the opportunity to see.

Quote from: julianmartin on June 09, 2009, 04:13:30 PM

Quote from: spanner34.5 on June 09, 2009, 07:15:23 AM

We now have a sky diver, on his first jump, with oxygen bottle, masses of warm clothing, a helmet to stop frostbite on face, plummeting at terminal velocity.  Through his frozen face mask he can see the Earth's perimeter and distinguish whether it is the edge of a flat disc or the round Earth horizon. Really?

What on earth are you talking about?

By suggesting what you are, you are saying that every person who has done a HALO or HAHO jump is a liar. If you haven't done it and hence don't believe it's possible because you haven't seen it, then don't comment. If you do comment, then you are a dirty liar. Deal with it - people have seen stuff that you will never have the opportunity to see.

I suggest that anyone doing such a jump is unlikely to take much notice of the shape of the horizon.

Quote from: spanner34.5 on June 10, 2009, 12:55:48 AM

Quote from: julianmartin on June 09, 2009, 04:13:30 PM

Quote from: spanner34.5 on June 09, 2009, 07:15:23 AM

We now have a sky diver, on his first jump, with oxygen bottle, masses of warm clothing, a helmet to stop frostbite on face, plummeting at terminal velocity.  Through his frozen face mask he can see the Earth's perimeter and distinguish whether it is the edge of a flat disc or the round Earth horizon. Really?

What on earth are you talking about?

By suggesting what you are, you are saying that every person who has done a HALO or HAHO jump is a liar. If you haven't done it and hence don't believe it's possible because you haven't seen it, then don't comment. If you do comment, then you are a dirty liar. Deal with it - people have seen stuff that you will never have the opportunity to see.

I suggest that anyone doing such a jump is unlikely to take much notice of the shape of the horizon.

Oh because the view ISN'T spectacular at all. Some people might take notice, some people might not. It's hardly an argument for flat earth now is it?

LOL at the penguins on this site who can't accept they're wrong. What stupid fuckers.