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  • C Catseye3
    21 Oct 2022, 12:19

    Jon, if you haven't already, you might enjoy reading about Shane McConkey. He's billed as a professional skiier and BASE jumper, but that doesn't begin to do him justice. He did amazing feats, including skiing down a mountainside stark naked.

    I learned about him in Steve Kotler's book, The Art of Impossible, though mentions of McConkey are spread throughout so you'd have to read the whole book; not a hardship. There are YouTubes on him, and even a movie -- go here for a trailer: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2845780/.

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    George K
    wrote on 21 Oct 2022, 12:48 last edited by
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    @Catseye3 said in Nope:

    He did amazing feats, including skiing down a mountainside stark naked.

    I don't think "amazing" is the proper adjective here.

    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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      Horace
      wrote on 21 Oct 2022, 12:51 last edited by
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      He was so preoccupied with whether he could ski naked, he never stopped to think whether he should.

      Education is extremely important.

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      • C Catseye3
        21 Oct 2022, 12:19

        Jon, if you haven't already, you might enjoy reading about Shane McConkey. He's billed as a professional skiier and BASE jumper, but that doesn't begin to do him justice. He did amazing feats, including skiing down a mountainside stark naked.

        I learned about him in Steve Kotler's book, The Art of Impossible, though mentions of McConkey are spread throughout so you'd have to read the whole book; not a hardship. There are YouTubes on him, and even a movie -- go here for a trailer: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2845780/.

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        Catseye3
        wrote on 22 Oct 2022, 16:25 last edited by
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        @Catseye3 said in Nope:

        I learned about him in Steve Kotler's book, The Art of Impossible, though mentions of McConkey are spread throughout so you'd have to read the whole book; not a hardship.

        Jon, very sorry -- I recommended the wrong book to you above. The one I had in mind is The Rise of Superman: Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance. I regret this error; I hope you didn't spend a lot of time on the wrong book.

        Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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          George K
          wrote on 17 Nov 2022, 12:22 last edited by
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          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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          • G George K
            17 Nov 2022, 12:22

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            Horace
            wrote on 17 Nov 2022, 13:42 last edited by
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            @George-K said in Nope:

            I might try that if I was already up there for some other reason, but I wouldn’t go up there just to do that.

            Education is extremely important.

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            • H Horace
              17 Nov 2022, 13:42

              @George-K said in Nope:

              I might try that if I was already up there for some other reason, but I wouldn’t go up there just to do that.

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              Doctor Phibes
              wrote on 17 Nov 2022, 15:22 last edited by
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              @Horace said in Nope:

              I might try that if I was already up there for some other reason, but I wouldn’t go up there just to do that.

              So maybe if your plane had crashed up there and you found that your headphones had landed on the other side of the chasm? That would be annoying. Then, you'd get there and you'd find they were somebody else's headphones after all.

              I was only joking

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              • D Doctor Phibes
                17 Nov 2022, 15:22

                @Horace said in Nope:

                I might try that if I was already up there for some other reason, but I wouldn’t go up there just to do that.

                So maybe if your plane had crashed up there and you found that your headphones had landed on the other side of the chasm? That would be annoying. Then, you'd get there and you'd find they were somebody else's headphones after all.

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                Horace
                wrote on 17 Nov 2022, 18:56 last edited by
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                @Doctor-Phibes said in Nope:

                @Horace said in Nope:

                I might try that if I was already up there for some other reason, but I wouldn’t go up there just to do that.

                So maybe if your plane had crashed up there and you found that your headphones had landed on the other side of the chasm? That would be annoying. Then, you'd get there and you'd find they were somebody else's headphones after all.

                My rule of thumb is that, after a plane crash on a craggy peak, it's finder's keepers.

                Education is extremely important.

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                  Copper
                  wrote on 17 Nov 2022, 19:15 last edited by
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                  No helmet, what an idiot

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                    George K
                    wrote on 12 Jan 2023, 00:50 last edited by
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                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                      Mik
                      wrote on 12 Jan 2023, 00:54 last edited by
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                      What’s the point?

                      "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                        George K
                        wrote on 12 Jan 2023, 00:57 last edited by
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                        Speaking of "nope."

                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                          jon-nyc
                          wrote on 20 Jan 2023, 16:56 last edited by
                          #26

                          Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                            20 Jan 2023, 16:56

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                            89th
                            wrote on 20 Jan 2023, 21:23 last edited by
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                            @jon-nyc I’ve heard she’s attached via rope. But still.

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                              George K
                              wrote on 24 Feb 2023, 20:25 last edited by
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                              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                Catseye3
                                wrote on 24 Feb 2023, 20:33 last edited by Catseye3
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                                Holey Moley. Just sitting here and watching this in the safety of my house gave me serious heebies. 😨

                                Coming out of those tunnels must have been terrifying . . . he was at first blinded.

                                Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                                • G George K
                                  24 Feb 2023, 20:25

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                                  Doctor Phibes
                                  wrote on 25 Feb 2023, 03:21 last edited by
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                                  @George-K said in Nope:

                                  What does he do if he runs into somebody coming the other way?

                                  I was only joking

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                                    George K
                                    wrote on 16 Jun 2023, 16:04 last edited by
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                                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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