A hobby more dangerous than cavediving?

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Originally Posted by BabyDuck

i do lots of stuff that's *not* middle aged appropriate, so...meh.

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Such as using Bart Simpson's catchphrase?

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Originally Posted by BabyDuck

it might as well be middle aged appropriate, since i'm middle aged & love it.

then again, i do lots of stuff that's *not* middle aged appropriate, so...meh.

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Amen Sista ;)

Sitting on top of something that outweighs you by a factor of ten, has a brain the size of a grapefruit, is genetically programmed to run over or through anything in its way if it's scared, and comes from a long line of ancestors who survived by being afraid of everything.

That's my other sport . . .

See avatar. Yes, that's me.

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Originally Posted by LCF

Sitting on top of something that outweighs you by a factor of ten, has a brain the size of a grapefruit, is genetically programmed to run over or through anything in its way if it's scared, and comes from a long line of ancestors who survived by being afraid of everything.

That's my other sport . . .

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Your other sport has something to do with my mother-in-law?

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Originally Posted by MichaelAngelo

Your other sport has something to do with my mother-in-law?

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:rollguy

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Originally Posted by Polly

When I was in in college one of the grad students in my department was a sky diving fiend, and the university told him he had to stop the "risky sport" because his brain belonged to the University. He went and did all this crazy research on the risk of certain sports and was able to tweak the statistics to show that fishing and golf were the more dangerous than skydiving. Turned it in as a completely cited and researched argument and was allowed to continue his hobby.

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I'm shocked that he tolerated that! If a university (or anyone else for that matter) tried to tell me that they owned my brain, I'd tell them to take a long walk on a short pier! Nobody owns my brain but me! It can be hired, but it's not for sale!

Brian

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Originally Posted by LCF

Sitting on top of something that outweighs you by a factor of ten, has a brain the size of a grapefruit, is genetically programmed to run over or through anything in its way if it's scared, and comes from a long line of ancestors who survived by being afraid of everything.

That's my other sport . . .

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I was going to say 10 beginning open water divers, but Michael Angelo beat me to it.

I cave dive (clearly) and I skydive (almost 5k jumps).

When skydivers find out about cave diving... they think I am crazy.
When cave divers find out about skydiving... they think I am crazy.

I find it VERY funny that a participant in a hobby that could easily get you killed thinks another 'risky' hobby is crazy.

If I had to pick.... Skydiving is more dangerous, IMO. Even a 'beginner' skydive happens at 120 MPH and a first jump student pulls at about 5k which is only ~30 seconds from impact. There is also no 'turning' a skydive.

When i bought my housse, i need money. And when i talk with my bank , they said to me : you are a cave diver yes no problem and... you are a paraglider ! Ok for the flyng sport it's more expensive. The insurances company are for me the best risk manger . And just for close my intervention , for me diving isn't a dangerous sport, when my soons dive i'am relax, when they ride mtb downhill or off pistes skiing i'am more nervous.