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Louie Detroit 09-27-2022 6:45pm

What's the greatest height you've gone into water from?
 
Diving, jumping, falling, crashing, whatever.

I did the high dive at Windemere Park a couple of times, probably ten feet or so. Scared the shit out of me.

Big bob 09-27-2022 6:51pm

Swam in Denver before so a mile or so. :rofl:

JRD77VET 09-27-2022 6:54pm

In my late teens and early 20's, probably about 25' at a quarry.

A friend of a friend told me about a bridge you could jump off of my Lake Wallenpulpac ( in the Poconos ) and he said it was "about" 50' with safe jumping lines painted on the bridge.

We went there and sure enough, all kinds of people jumping off the bridge. It sure looked more than 50' to me.

Got the 100' tape measure out of my car and guess what, it was 80' to the water.

I just "noped" myself out of there. :leaving:

Louie Detroit 09-27-2022 6:56pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big bob (Post 1994125)
Swam in Denver before so a mile or so. :rofl:

I hope you didn't make a personal contribution to the Coors beer water supply.

JRD77VET 09-27-2022 6:58pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Louie Detroit (Post 1994129)
I hope you didn't make a personal contribution to the Coors beer water supply.

:lol:

Giraffe (He/Him) 09-27-2022 7:00pm

I've never jumped off anything high but I'm a good swimmer.

Murray 09-27-2022 7:05pm

Fell 35 ft onto concrete

Jumped 30 ft into water.

Different days

Big bob 09-27-2022 7:09pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Murray (Post 1994134)
Fell 35 ft onto concrete

Jumped 30 ft into water.

Different days

Slow learner?:confused5:

slewfoot 09-27-2022 7:10pm

I fell off the top of my roof back in July and hit the second roof below. I was sweating and bleeding. Does that count?

Murray 09-27-2022 7:15pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big bob (Post 1994135)
Slow learner?:confused5:

I learned after the first time concrete hurts…. A lot.

Water is way more forgiving :yesnod:

Grey Ghost 09-27-2022 7:23pm

The company I worked for built a big ropes course or something for 'team building'. We had to do the fall backwards and hope the suckers you work with would catch your fall...a bunch of BS lol Another thing was to climb a pole maybe 20' or so tall. Then you had to turn around on top of the thing and face a different direction. They had you all harnessed in and I can't remember who controlled the rope lines to kinda' keep you steady. Then you had to jump off the thing and they would slowly lower you down. I was only 25 and nothing scared me then. I sure wouldn't do it now at my age!

Big bob 09-27-2022 7:35pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by StorytellerStealth (Post 1994132)
I jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge feet first.

I see where you got your name from.:leaving:

Learpilot 09-27-2022 7:59pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by StorytellerStealth (Post 1994132)
I jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge feet first.

It had to have been head first

Anjdog2003 09-27-2022 8:11pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Murray (Post 1994134)
Fell 35 ft onto concrete

Jumped 30 ft into water.

Different days





I guess you figured that water was softer. Tough way to learn. Canucks. :spdchk:

Anjdog2003 09-27-2022 8:14pm

I dropped about 20+ ft from a wave body surfing rolled into the white water.

Nox 09-27-2022 8:19pm

Maybe 30 or 35 feet.. a bunch of times into water from a helicopter on multiple occasions.

Aerovette 09-27-2022 10:17pm

Probably 35-40 feet. I remember wondering on the way down (eyes closed) when the hell I was finally going to hit the water.


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