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vkkv

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6. Is life too precious to take risks or too short to not take risks?

Reply to Zorro (Original post)

Tue Jan 26, 2016, 11:55 PM

Jan 2016

I'm aware that the drowning accident has little to do with actual falling danger of their jumps, but....

I'm really GLAD that I've lived through all of the stupid things I did as a youngster.

I don't take a lot of chances these days. I enjoy a peaceful, low-stress life.

Very sad for friends and family. Not worth the risk.

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2 BASE jumpers presumed dead after leaping off iconic Big Sur bridge [View all] Zorro Jan 2016 OP

stupid people Duckhunter935 Jan 2016 #1

Play stupid games... win stupid prizes... TipTok Jan 2016 #2

Two fewer Darwin Award winners. Or two more? Do they only count valerief Jan 2016 #3

Condolences to their families. What a stupid way to die. Hekate Jan 2016 #4

Condolences to their families and friends. uppityperson Jan 2016 #5

Is life too precious to take risks or too short to not take risks? vkkv Jan 2016 #6

I don't know. Ask this guy: Herman4747 Jan 2016 #22

‘It’s More Like a Suicide Than a Sport’ Person 2713 Jan 2016 #7

How did a helmet camera show up but no bodies? n/t JimDandy Jan 2016 #8

Presumably they removed parachutes and helmets Codeine Jan 2016 #9

The article describes the content of the helmet cam video: petronius Jan 2016 #11

Thanks for that. Did some JimDandy Jan 2016 #12

You don't stage your disappearance in the Pacific ocean anigbrowl Jan 2016 #14

One of the 2 UCSC students has been recovered RexDart Jan 2016 #15

Sorry about your harrowing experience in the Pacific. JimDandy Jan 2016 #16

Note to self: tabasco Jan 2016 #21

Note to self .... don't jump off this bridge Botany Jan 2016 #10

Hold my beer. Watch this! nt longship Jan 2016 #13

It's one thing as a 16 year old to die from methyl alcohol poisoning, as closeupready Jan 2016 #17

We all have done stupid things in our lives packman Jan 2016 #18

Very sad n/t Politicub Jan 2016 #19

Yes, very sad. :( nt polly7 Jan 2016 #20