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I have a friend who was stationed in Hawaii during that alarm. He is fairly high up in naval ranking. We met through an extreme sport hobby in which there are

by s5300 5y ago

I have a friend who was stationed in Hawaii during that alarm. He is fairly high up in naval ranking. We met through an extreme sport hobby in which there are personal speed records to set, and setting those past a certain point are quite dangerous to ones body/life. He and I were both past said point back then. He was living alone at the time and was woken up by the alert. Through his mind went “either this is a false alarm, or I am completely fucking dead and there’s nothing I can do about it” Did absolutely nothing except put on his gear & went out and set a new speed record far into the “one fuckup and you’re severely injured or dead category” Fun times.

lisnake 5y ago
well, I have to ask what is that sport
- davidchen 5y ago
  If I had to warrant a guess I'm gonna say it's wingsuit flying. I can imagine his friend living at the top of a mountain putting on his squirrel suit to get one last glimpse of Hawaii before shit hits the fan.
  - Hallucinaut 5y ago
    You don't go for speed when flying a wingsuit and there's comparatively little you can do to change your speed, so this isn't likely the answer.
- bonestamp2 5y ago
  I don't know, but my guess would be "free soloing". Basically, climbing up a rock face with no safety equipment. Enthusiasts keep track of speed records for popular climbs. Records are often proven with personal gopro footage, eye witness, etc. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_climbing#Free_soloing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_climbing#Free_soloing
  - dillondoyle 5y ago
    I wonder what 'personal' means in his context though. A lot of the big speed runs, el cap, that face in squamish, are pretty established and not a super personal experience, like say picking your favorite one pitch and doing it. But I am shocked at how many climbers I know who free solo more than 40 feet off the deck...
- L_226 5y ago
  could be downhill skateboarding - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSBcrmx4aFw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSBcrmx4aFw
  - s5300 5y ago
    Close. Custom built electric skateboards. If I say much more I’ll doxx myself (pretty much already have on this account, oh well, drgaf) At the time I believe he hit 47mph on flat land with completely smooth pavement. As a community we’ve now hit 54mph clocked on an actual speed radar uphill, slightly above 54mph uphill on GPS (but we don’t brag about GPS readings - while they’ve often been spot on, we’ll always say +/-2mph for them), 67 mph on flat land… Uphill was on custom poured rubber tires. 67mph flat land was on store available urethane wheels. Keep in mind that’s all electric with no energy from an initial downhill start. We’ve skated with three of the four downhill record holders of 90mph+… they’re fucking insane in general, & the first time we put one on a custom eboard he hit 44mph flat land & stable with ease (steez) On the note of danger… we’ve had somebody die from a 14mph flat land crash… yet my friend completely walked away from a 47mph crash wearing only a helmet and tumbling 360* four times… crashes over 40-45 mph in general get pretty fucking gnarly, I’ve seen a few people become seriously disabled or have to completely leave the sport from one, & all of the top dudes of the community wear full leather & more now that they’re pushing past 50mph. It’s definitely fun stuff. There are some speeds you just shouldn’t be going on a plank of wood. As for me, I’ve clocked 48mph flat land on gps, 45 on radar speed trap. I got into the low 40’s roughly three months in to the hobby, but going past that is not particularly something I’m focused on at this point in my life. Over 45 mph on anything but perfectly smooth road (aka not often) gets to be genuinely scary & induces hardcore tunnel vision. Uphill & flat land is so much different than downhill. A speed wobble @ 38mph steep uphill may have genuinely been the scariest experience in my life, & I’ve had a gun in my face.
    - mensetmanusman 5y ago
      Would be really cool if you had a full body airbag for this sport: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0J2jZHSE4dU https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0J2jZHSE4dU Would be amazing if it ever became viable, could see standing people on the highway doing 70 :D Would need advanced laser imaging to find flying debris that could kill you though…

by s5300 5y ago

lisnake 5y ago

well, I have to ask what is that sport

davidchen 5y ago
If I had to warrant a guess I'm gonna say it's wingsuit flying. I can imagine his friend living at the top of a mountain putting on his squirrel suit to get one last glimpse of Hawaii before shit hits the fan.
- Hallucinaut 5y ago
  You don't go for speed when flying a wingsuit and there's comparatively little you can do to change your speed, so this isn't likely the answer.
bonestamp2 5y ago
I don't know, but my guess would be "free soloing". Basically, climbing up a rock face with no safety equipment. Enthusiasts keep track of speed records for popular climbs. Records are often proven with personal gopro footage, eye witness, etc. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_climbing#Free_soloing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_climbing#Free_soloing
- dillondoyle 5y ago
  I wonder what 'personal' means in his context though. A lot of the big speed runs, el cap, that face in squamish, are pretty established and not a super personal experience, like say picking your favorite one pitch and doing it. But I am shocked at how many climbers I know who free solo more than 40 feet off the deck...
L_226 5y ago
could be downhill skateboarding - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSBcrmx4aFw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSBcrmx4aFw
- s5300 5y ago
  Close. Custom built electric skateboards. If I say much more I’ll doxx myself (pretty much already have on this account, oh well, drgaf) At the time I believe he hit 47mph on flat land with completely smooth pavement. As a community we’ve now hit 54mph clocked on an actual speed radar uphill, slightly above 54mph uphill on GPS (but we don’t brag about GPS readings - while they’ve often been spot on, we’ll always say +/-2mph for them), 67 mph on flat land… Uphill was on custom poured rubber tires. 67mph flat land was on store available urethane wheels. Keep in mind that’s all electric with no energy from an initial downhill start. We’ve skated with three of the four downhill record holders of 90mph+… they’re fucking insane in general, & the first time we put one on a custom eboard he hit 44mph flat land & stable with ease (steez) On the note of danger… we’ve had somebody die from a 14mph flat land crash… yet my friend completely walked away from a 47mph crash wearing only a helmet and tumbling 360* four times… crashes over 40-45 mph in general get pretty fucking gnarly, I’ve seen a few people become seriously disabled or have to completely leave the sport from one, & all of the top dudes of the community wear full leather & more now that they’re pushing past 50mph. It’s definitely fun stuff. There are some speeds you just shouldn’t be going on a plank of wood. As for me, I’ve clocked 48mph flat land on gps, 45 on radar speed trap. I got into the low 40’s roughly three months in to the hobby, but going past that is not particularly something I’m focused on at this point in my life. Over 45 mph on anything but perfectly smooth road (aka not often) gets to be genuinely scary & induces hardcore tunnel vision. Uphill & flat land is so much different than downhill. A speed wobble @ 38mph steep uphill may have genuinely been the scariest experience in my life, & I’ve had a gun in my face.
  - mensetmanusman 5y ago
    Would be really cool if you had a full body airbag for this sport: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0J2jZHSE4dU https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0J2jZHSE4dU Would be amazing if it ever became viable, could see standing people on the highway doing 70 :D Would need advanced laser imaging to find flying debris that could kill you though…