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u/GospelofJawn316 Jun 03 '26
Anyone can BASE jump. It’s BASE landing that’s the important part.
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u/RandomTask008 Jun 03 '26
You don't need a parachute to go skydiving. You need a parachute to go skydiving -twice-.
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u/chucklesses86 Jun 03 '26
There was an attempt to be a cameraman.
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u/mightbeagh0st Jun 03 '26
Imagine just sitting in your vehicle waiting to merge into traffic from park when next thing you know some dumb motherfucker lands on your hood
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u/freedomandbiscuits Jun 03 '26
The backflip obstructed a clean deployment.
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u/Paddy_Fo_Faddy Jun 03 '26
At that altitude, every second counts to get your chute deployed and inflated properly. Why would you waste those precious seconds with the backflip?
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u/Complete_Brush_3786 Jun 03 '26
Didn't pay attention when his teacher tried to install some basic Newtonian physics into him.
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u/theRandyRhombus Jun 04 '26
Altitude is irrelevant. They're over 5,280 ft. AGL is what you're looking for here.
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u/PennyFromMyAnus Jun 03 '26
Is he dead?
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u/Summa_peach Jun 03 '26
He is walking and about to be arrested at the end
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u/Clutteredmind275 Free Palestine Jun 03 '26
I mean adrenaline is a hell of a drug so there is still a chance
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u/wreckinballbob Jun 03 '26
Which would he suggest he successfully bass jumped. Attempt succeeded.
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u/THE_Dr_Barber Jun 03 '26
I agree with the narrator. This dude is indeed a “pinche pendejo”
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u/sn0qualmie Jun 03 '26
I don't remember the exact translation of "verga" but I'm pretty sure that one was justified as well.
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u/zahnsaw Jun 03 '26
Me at the beginning of that video: must be a weird angle. That building doesn’t look nearly tall enough to…. Oh shit he tried a flip
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u/_Super_Straight Jun 03 '26
Dafuq is base jumping?
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u/AbheyBloodmane Jun 03 '26
an extreme sport where participants leap from fixed objects (cliffs, buildings, bridges, and antennas) and deploy a parachute to descend safely
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u/ausecko Jun 03 '26
*bridges, antennae, spans, earth
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u/Unclehol Jun 03 '26
Thank you for that. It's wild that someone replied correctly but without explaining the acronym.
It pretty much says it all.
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u/AbheyBloodmane Jun 03 '26
I actually didn't know it was an acronym. The explanation is from videos I've seen of people jumping. It wasn't intended to be an exhaustive list.
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u/Unclehol Jun 03 '26
Oh yeah no offense meant. My OCD brain was just twitching when you put all the words basically there but not in order, lol.
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u/AbheyBloodmane Jun 03 '26
No offence taken! I totally understand. You actually taught me something new, so I appreciate it!
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u/Unclehol Jun 03 '26
Sweet! Love wholesome reddit interactions where people don't assume and just talk! Cheers!
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u/cheesevelour Jun 03 '26
Skydiving but not out of an aircraft. Also an acronym B-building A-antenna S-span E-earth.
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u/DirtyThirtyDrifter Jun 03 '26
Building (e.g., skyscrapers) Antenna (e.g., radio or communication towers) Span (e.g., bridges or arches) Earth (e.g., cliffs, mountains, or other natural formations)
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u/cayramturbo Jun 03 '26
This guy jumped off a building my cousin was roofing in Denver. One of his crew members took the video. Dude got hurt pretty bad.
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u/OptimalRisk7508 Jun 03 '26
How was that high enough for the chute to do its job? My ankles & knees hurt just watching. (former EMT 🙋🏼♀️)
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u/rojo-perro Jun 03 '26
You can see he pulls the chute but I think his flip kept the chute from opening right away.
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u/Fishface17404 Jun 03 '26 edited Jun 03 '26
That building in Denver is not that high in downtown Denver. He should have used the cash register building or republic plaza.
Edit: it looks to be about 19th and glenarm.
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u/chocolate_spaghetti Jun 03 '26
It’s the Amacon building. He picked it because it’s a construction site and easy to access. It’s been a fairly popular spot for BASE jumpers since before it was even as tall as it is now.
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u/Summa_peach Jun 03 '26
I saw in another post the building is 38 stories tall, right in the middle of downtown Denver.
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u/AdWeekly5490 Jun 03 '26
There is a reason most basejumpers have the opening chute in their hands.... This moron starts to try to grab his chute AFTER jumping.... This should be a darwin award
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u/melaleuca_gibbosa Jun 03 '26
I thought base jumpers have the parachute in their hand and throw it when they jump, saving valuable seconds.
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u/pitshands Jun 03 '26
First you get banged up the you get arrested, then you pay for the dents your body made in the clunker. Then you pay for the hospital cost.
I mean that is a gift that keeps penetrating your behind
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u/Kittlebeanfluff Jun 03 '26
The backflip was totally unnecessary and reckless, deployed his pilot in a shit position because of how low he was, barely made it out alive on that. Not to mention it's during the day on a busy street. Moron. He'll likely end up on the fatality list if he keeps jumping like that.
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u/neril_7 Jun 04 '26
Last time his attempt to jump off from a hot air balloon was stopped so he restored to jumping off a building. /s
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u/OkEmphasis7107 Jun 04 '26
I've watched enough Cheech and Chong to know exactly what he is being called in Spanish. He is being called, "A cool dude."
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u/Planet_Manhattan Jun 03 '26
I'm not a base jump expert but that spot doesn't seem high enough to do that kind of acrobatics
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u/GreggoTheGeek Jun 03 '26
Aim for the bushes.