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- resplence, on 10/12/2007, -1/+23FTA: "The good news is that today’s parachutes are built to open"
OH MY GOD how did people parachute back when parachutes were built to remain shut. - Agret, on 10/12/2007, -0/+14What did you expect? Try and land on your face?
- mocheeze, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9I always thought they should turn the "Worst Case Scenario" handbook into a TV show. Maybe on the Discovery channel or something. They could cover a variety of scenarios every episode. It might be a nice compliment to Mythbusters if they wanted.
- jacobmp92, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8"4. Open the chute. The chute opening shock will be severe, probably enough to dislocate or break your arms."
OUCH. - OBDriftwood, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8"How to determine if your date is an axe murder"
Just ax 'em. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7I didn't`t major in the Professional Pilot Track at Henderson State University Arkadelphia, AR accumulate 650 flight hrs. and go through countless emergency procedures only to find out you can do it all on some damn website...No it is not that easy to land in an emergency. Factor in variable winds because, you do want to land into the wind even in an emergency obviously if possible. And, glide speed if there is an engine failure and if there isn't`t why the hell do you want to land immediately. And, the article states flaps make the plane harder to control? No, they give you more control at slower speeds like landing speeds. Also, throttle controls altitude and pitch controls airspeed in a landing. So, you better apply the appropriate amount of them. And if there actually is an engine failure the odds of the average joe no pilot attempting asuccesful restart are zero.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7That would be as useful as flapping your arms and trying to fly. Even if you land in water you're dead.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7So recipe to survive without parachute is... having another person with parachute fly by!
- thevanillaspy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5actually, if you scroll down a little more, swOhio, you'll see that the links to all the things mentioned in the description of the article are under the "How To" section. there doesn't seem to be any other single page that has the links to all of those how-to's
- GliTCH82, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Must be a slow news day
- gcpeart, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3It is a common misconception that lightening never strikes the same place twice. A single lightening strike in it self is actually several strikes in quick succession using the ionized atmosphere created by the initial strike to conduct electrons.
- ceralor, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Actually, I'd heard you have your hands on your knees. That way if you're struck it's more likely to go to your hands or legs than your heart.
- GlassUser, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Yeah yeah, we all know that a trained pilot will do a lot better than a scared passenger. But if it's you and the pilot's body and the plane is going down, you're better off making at least a poorly-controlled landing than running out of fuel and gliding into a mountainside.
- resplence, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Also, would be great if they actually explained WHY you'll be safer doing what they recommend.
Like, why is this (http://www.worstcasescenarios.com/images/scenarios/lightning.1_scaled) going to help you avoid getting struck by a lightning? - thefaithful, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Under escaping from a sinking car it says:
"To be safe, you should drive with the windows and doors slightly open whenever you are near water or driving on ice."
drive with your doors slightly open!? - Superflks, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Do they scream "Ralph" in bed? sing "only you?" are a butcher in an international meat market?
- NSMike, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2A fun way to make fire without matches is to take steel wool and touch it to both terminals of a 9-volt battery. Instant flames, wet or dry!
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Actually I expected advice like how to spread your arms to reduce speed and damage.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2that car one was tested on top gear and they found out the best idea if your car is in water and sinking is just get the hell out before it gets too deep, took hammond a bit of effort to get the door open but he managed to, if i remember rightly it was harder opening the door when its at the bottom and the pressures equalised
- AReallyGoodName, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Well since terminal velocity is around 120mph it is possible to survive a fall without a parachute. The trick is to try and hit something which is capable of breaking very easily, thus absorbing your impact and slowing you without killing you. Snow, glass roofs and trees sticking out of a slope are all good candidates judging by what past survivors hit. Water has surface tension and is as hard as concrete if you hit it at high speed so that's a poor choice.
Nicholas Alkemade an British lancaster gunner survived an 18,000ft free fall drop in world war 2 without a parachute in front of german troops. He landed skidding down the side of a snow and pine tree covered hill and was captured with nothing more than a sprained leg.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Alkemade
See Wikipedias People surviving free fall section in this section
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free-fall - trghpy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Yea really... WTF
Besides, the insurance companies have already tested automatic windows / door locks when it came to submerged cars. They found out that not only do the windows and locks work after submerssion but the lights and radio still run for up to fifteen minutes while submerged. - 15thPD, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1http://duggmirror.com - hmmm. Why doesn't it work?
- blueface, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Well in the UK this show, "Danger! 50 000 Volts!": http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443366/ , (with Nick Frost, Shaun of the Dead fame) was quite well received...
Never heard of the one that gijoel posted... - harry80, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1good one. Very rare piece of information
- gijoel, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2They did.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386888/ - kazoo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0The thing about the defibrillator isn't really needed. 99% of defibrillators TELL you what to do. Also you need to check to make sure someone else isn't touching the patient, not just yourself... then you'd have two cases of emergency instead of one
- sentai, on 09/08/2008, -0/+0http://www.m96.info you have a very nice blog well written, congrats
- Renesis1, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0How about this? http://www.defibrillatorhub.com/Defibrillators-in-USA.php
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -12/+7For you swOhio:
http://www.digg.com/tech_news/It_s_this_AMAZING_site_called_EBay - swOhio, on 10/12/2007, -10/+5front page, WTF? This is just the front page to a well known book series. That's like submitting a link youtube.com or ebay.com without a specific page.
buried as lame. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -7/+0LOL :)
http://addons.wordpress.com/ - mrlost117, on 10/12/2007, -8/+1"How to Treat Someone Struck by Lightning
2. Move to a safer location and avoid getting struck yourself."
NO
stay where you are, lightning never strikes the same place twice. How could they let that piece of info slip? - rindin, on 10/12/2007, -15/+3zomg, being a skydiver, the parachute failure one is so unrealistic!
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -19/+3Worst Case Scenario:
When you can't jizz, tell her to turn around, pull out and spit on her ass
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