"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
05/10/2016 at 12:30 • Filed to: planelopnik
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"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
05/10/2016 at 12:30 • Filed to: planelopnik | 1
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US Navy Seals parachute into Neyland Stadium at the University of Tennessee to kick off the annual Orange v. White spring football scrimmage. The drop was performed as part Knoxville Navy Week back in April. And these guys get paid to do this. I mean, they also get paid to be shot at and all, but really, what are you doing at work today?
NB: That video still is from a different jump
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> ttyymmnn
05/10/2016 at 12:56 |
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GBO!!!
OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
> ttyymmnn
05/10/2016 at 12:58 |
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I was about to say the image that popped up wasn’t Neyland Stadium but the video is correct. Much confusion. Source: My room overlooked the stadium this year.
Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer
> ttyymmnn
05/10/2016 at 13:05 |
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Yeah, it seems odd that the armed forces (and to a lesser extent, cops) are often paid to do fun stuff, but there’s some pretty good reasons behind it all.
1. There’s not always something for them to do. Yet we can’t just send them home, in case . You can’t just have them sitting around, either. That’s the easiest way to undermine the whole service.This one’s the most obvious.
2. Much of the time it’s a physical challenge. That’s always a good thing for the armed forces.
3. Anything that can be used for team building is a good training tool.
4. Kind of back to #1 on this one. They are essentially servants of the citizens. If they aren’t busy with their primary task, giving back to the people who pay their wages in other ways is a good alternate.
5. Finally, your point. These guys are literally paid to put their lives on the line. If anything deserves a little “paid vacation”...
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ttyymmnn
> Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer
05/10/2016 at 13:09 |
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And not only is it fun, it’s practice. Practice costs money, so you might as well roll it into some Navy PR.
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Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer
> ttyymmnn
05/10/2016 at 13:12 |
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Exactly.
Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
> ttyymmnn
05/10/2016 at 13:36 |
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I don’t understand why anyone would want to jump out of a plane.
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ttyymmnn
> Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
05/10/2016 at 13:45 |
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Honestly, I don’t either. It’s not for me.
DynamicWeight
> Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
05/10/2016 at 13:57 |
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I’d highly recommend it. There is something about it. It’s like trespassing, but on nature itself. You jump out of the plane and it is very obvious that you are NOT MEANT TO BE HERE. And there’s something nice about being places you aren’t supposed to.
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Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
> ttyymmnn
05/10/2016 at 14:06 |
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I probably wouldn’t do it. Or maybe I would. Depends how high it is.
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Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
> DynamicWeight
05/10/2016 at 14:08 |
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I might. But probably not.
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ttyymmnn
> Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
05/10/2016 at 14:38 |
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Or how high you are?
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Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
> ttyymmnn
05/10/2016 at 14:40 |
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Nah. That’s not a good idea.
You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much
> Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
05/13/2016 at 11:48 |
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It’s actually pretty awesome. I’m terrified of heights and struggle to work standing on a ladder. Jumping out of the airplane you are so high that it isn’t scary any more because the distance is so abstract. We did a static line jump, so we didn’t get to free fall, but we were solo for the jump. It was by far the craziest thing I’ve ever done and one of the most fun things too. The view is just awesome and like DynamicWeight says, you are very obviously somewhere that physics says you aren’t supposed to be which makes for a very cool feeling.