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From: kovar@eclectic.COM (David C. Kovar)
Newsgroups: alt.suicide.holiday,rec.skydiving
Subject: Re: Parachute
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Date: 12 Jun 91 02:58:46 GMT
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References: <1991Jun11.114807.1@st1.vuw.ac.nz> <1991Jun11.233812.29102@neon.Stanford.EDU>
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In article <1991Jun11.233812.29102@neon.Stanford.EDU> ash@sumex-aim.stanford.edu (David Ash) writes:
>In article <1991Jun11.114807.1@st1.vuw.ac.nz> strahd@st1.vuw.ac.nz writes:
>>
>>Could parachuting be considered attempted suicide...with a success
>>being when the chute doesn't open?
>>
>And yet at the same time, much as parachutists like to deny it, there is an
>elemental thrill in taking part in an activity which should by all logic lead
>to inevitable death.  

  A friend and I used to describe skydiving to wuffos like this:

  It's the only sport where you have to actively save your life every time
out. Don't pull, don't live.

  (Hi Dan!)

  It's not attempted suicide, but it's close enough to convince your body
that it's about to die, which is certainly a kick in a weird way...

  
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