Your defininition of NUTS here's mine

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The discussion centers around the thrill and insanity of extreme sports, particularly skydiving and stunts performed by athletes like Travis Pastrana. Participants share their definitions of "insanity" in the context of extreme activities, highlighting the risks involved, such as potential death or severe injury. The conversation touches on the calculated risks taken by athletes, the preparation behind stunts, and the emotional toll of accidents, referencing Pastrana's past incidents. Various extreme sports videos are shared, showcasing feats like wing-suit flying and high-speed motorcycle stunts, with some participants expressing skepticism about the safety of these activities. The dialogue emphasizes the blend of excitement and danger that defines extreme sports culture.
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One perfectly good small plane + one extreme athlete + one can red bull, + three jumping buddies + one hidden harness
+ at least 20 seconds of free fall (I timed it) + absolute trust in sky diving buddy = Pure Insanity...

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That's my definition...

What's your's ?

Rhody... :rolleyes:
 
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Greg Bernhardt said:
marriage... jk :D

Oh, I won't go there, but that is too funny...
Thanks Greg...


Rhody...:devil:
 
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The wingsuits are awesome! Too bad Dan Osmon died from climbing.
 
My definition of nuts : the plural of nut.
nut : usually large hard-shelled seed (check out the dictionary for other definitions[/url])
 
I remember my uncle (a pilot for AA) once saying that only idiots and bird droppings fall from the sky. Jumping out of a perfectly working aircraft, insanity.
 
Proton Soup said:
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proton soup:

The display doesn't work for me, and I just cut and pasted your youtube links from the html, they don't work either: Maybe it is a region thing, I am in the US. See the hl=en_US argument.

http://www.youtube.com/v/wWSfeFYjeNs&hl=en_US&fs=1

When I tried it in IE versus Firefox, it said it needed Adobe, Shockwave player, I downloaded and installed it, same thing, no display, no play.

Rhody...
 
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rhody said:
proton soup:

The display doesn't work for me, and I just cut and pasted your youtube links from the html, they don't work either: Maybe it is a region thing, I am in the US. See the hl=en_US argument.

http://www.youtube.com/v/wWSfeFYjeNs&hl=en_US&fs=1

When I tried it in IE versus Firefox, it said it needed Adobe, Shockwave player, I downloaded and installed it, same thing, no display, no play.

Rhody...

i dunno. straight links if you want to try again


 
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proton soup,

Thanks, they work. I sent the first link with the wing suits to a friend a year or two ago long before they became popular and made 60 minutes. They second link with the speed rock climber not roped is equally nuts. I believe Greg said he died while climbing, too bad, at least it was doing what he loved.

Rhody...
 
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rhody said:
Take:

One perfectly good small plane + one extreme athlete + one can red bull, + three jumping buddies + one hidden harness
+ at least 20 seconds of free fall (I timed it) + absolute trust in sky diving buddy = Pure Insanity...

That's my definition...

What's your's ?

Okay, so that's how you describe it using a pseudo-equation, what's your definition though?
 
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rhody said:
Take:

One perfectly good small plane + one extreme athlete + one can red bull, + three jumping buddies + one hidden harness
+ at least 20 seconds of free fall (I timed it) + absolute trust in sky diving buddy = Pure Insanity...

What are the units? :-p:rolleyes:
 
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glueball8 said:
What are the units? :-p:rolleyes:

I think insanity is measured in Wackos.
 
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Capt. Obvious said:
Okay, so that's how you describe it using a pseudo-equation, what's your definition though?

Dear Capt Obvious:

To me it means taking calculated risk with failure resulting in death or severe injury. Cost (extremely high for failure, death) versus benefit (about 1 min 30 seconds of pure fear and excitement). For guys like Pastrana, it's pretty much how he lives his life. I imagine he and his buddies story boarded and rehearsed on the ground for some time before trying to pull this off. I am pretty sure the guy who hooked up his harness has thousands of jumps under his belt.

BTW, a few years ago he crashed his sports car at high speed with a buddy inside (really dumb), split it in half and his friend is still not fully functional, nerve damage, paralysis, etc... Pastrana has to live with that every day of his life. His friend holds no grudge however. I guess he realized when he got in the car with him, what could possibly happen.

Rhody...
 
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Pastrana is so gnarly. You've got to hand it to Streetbike Tommy for some of the stuff he does though!
 
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rhody said:
Take:

One perfectly good small plane + one extreme athlete + one can red bull, + three jumping buddies + one hidden harness
+ at least 20 seconds of free fall (I timed it) + absolute trust in sky diving buddy = Pure Insanity...
I'm not sure I buy that. A parachute opening is a pretty violent thing - I don't think you can hold onto someone with your legs when your parachute opens (nor would you want to try!).
 
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russ_watters said:
I'm not sure I buy that. A parachute opening is a pretty violent thing - I don't think you can hold onto someone with your legs when your parachute opens (nor would you want to try!).

There was a belt around him too I believe
 
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He had a harness under his underwear. It was on Nitro Circus Season 2 or 3 I believe. And it is in Nitro Circus 4 the movie.
 
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MotoH said:
He had a harness under his underwear. It was on Nitro Circus Season 2 or 3 I believe. And it is in Nitro Circus 4 the movie.

Woah. Get that wrong and you'll have the mother of all wedgies.
 
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A couple more, my last:

How about a wheelie on a deserted (road/runway?) in the rain at over 200 mph, I couldn't believe it either.
In the second video in the dry recorded an official 214 mph with a radar gun.
I am surprised "Ghost" isn't in prison or dead.

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Or a British Air Force pilot in a multimillion dollar one of a kind land rocket
at over 763 mph in combined runs, two passes were needed to establish the land speed record, breaking the sound barrier.
Still insanely dangerous...


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Enjoy...

Rhody...
 
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  • #21
seen the ghost rider vids before. he's a dangerous nut. our highways are littered with the greasy stains of kids trying to be like him.
 
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Except for the misspelled title this is worth watching, not nuts (close) makes you wonder how many takes it took for the "impossible" to happen.

Impossible is nothing 2



Rhody...
 
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The guy swimming through a hole in the ice definitely counts as nuts! The rest clearly took a lot of practice and are neat tricks. That hole in one from a helicopter was really cool! A few others were nuts if you think about what they were doing to learn and practice the trick before getting good at it.
 
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Moonbear said:
The guy swimming through a hole in the ice definitely counts as nuts! The rest clearly took a lot of practice and are neat tricks. That hole in one from a helicopter was really cool! A few others were nuts if you think about what they were doing to learn and practice the trick before getting good at it.
Moonbear,

Yeah, you are right some are nuts, others before perfected when injuries occurred (most likely) were nuts too, but he persevered, the mountain bike shots fall into this category, IMHO.

Rhody...
 
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Moonbear said:
The guy swimming through a hole in the ice definitely counts as nuts! The rest clearly took a lot of practice and are neat tricks. That hole in one from a helicopter was really cool! A few others were nuts if you think about what they were doing to learn and practice the trick before getting good at it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyUf7r_9yNs
:eek:
 

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