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By far the most 'well known' AAD videos. The human mind is amazing in its ability to adapt to new environments. To a non-skydiver, the most important thing to d
by kweks 8y ago
By far the most 'well known' AAD videos.
The human mind is amazing in its ability to adapt to new environments. To a non-skydiver, the most important thing to do when you skydive is to open your parachute.
However it's stupidly easy as a jumper to forget completely about your altitude because you're concentrating on something else. Hard to believe that you're able to easily ignore 'certain death' after a few times - but that's the case.
According to CYPRES documentation, they've had thousands of fires - so in theory - saved thousands of lives - including the ones in this video. Pretty impressive.
- dotancohen 8y agoNot every CYPRES fire is another life saved: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmOiyrsCRNA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmOiyrsCRNA I'm being cynical. The occasional misfire is worth every life saved. I suppose that AAD systems are like airbags. An occasional false positive is better than even a single false negative.
- YeGoblynQueenne 8y ago>> However it's stupidly easy as a jumper to forget completely about your altitude because you're concentrating on something else. When you're falling? What else is there to concentrate on, than how frigging high you are?