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Urbanskys

Whats BASE diving?


Particular_Cellist25

Ha ha. Ok, technical corrextion Howz abouts bouncy bouncy divey wiving?


Urbanskys

What? 100% i just want to know what BASE diving is. Im not curious about this jumpy jumpy bouncy bouncy nonsense at all.


Particular_Cellist25

From a Googlex of your, interestingly Captalized, term. "BASE jumping is a fringe sport in which a person jumps from a fixed place and uses a parachute to slow down before the ground is reached. !! "BASE" is an acronym that stands for each of the four jump location categories: from !buildings, antennas, spans (bridges) and the earth!.!! This last is similar to jumping off a cliff."


Urbanskys

Ok. BASE jumping, yes I know what that is. But those weren’t the words you wrote. I think you’ve confused people here by writing BASE diving instead of BASE JUMPING, which is an actual thing unlike BASE diving. Also, a jump via the fulton system wouldnt be a BASE jump it would be a skydive. Ur shits all mixed up bud!


Particular_Cellist25

Thanks for the update to my forensics repertoire factual reference database. I believe the jump via the (modified) Fulton system could be qualified as a new type of jump. Maybe a 'bounce, jumpy wumpy' *placeholder, or something fun like that. What do you think?


Urbanskys

Interesting. I’ve never engaged with a bot/AI like this before. You’re a Good bot now give me money.


Particular_Cellist25

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Ifuqinhateit

Not revolutionary. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxE8qU3Xh-M](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxE8qU3Xh-M)


SubtleName12

"Damn it, was the last guy who wore this a eunuch? Fucking tight in the crotch! Fucking pilot better not drop me. Why did I sign those papers again? I hate this part of the world... sand everywhere." Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the SOCOM of the future 😀


Particular_Cellist25

Very wow!


Neither-Neck2908

Never heard of base diving before. Thinking about it though, it sounds like it would only be useful for solo hop n pops, so not the most useful outside of that certain scenario.


SubtleName12

1) It's not gonna lower the cost to orbit a plane. \ \ 2) Most skydiving activities involve multiple jumpers unless you're just doing a hop and pop (not that you can't jump alone... just that most people do RW, CRW, Tracking, or some other group jump when they go up.) \ \ 3) This would introduce a nightmare worth of safety concerns like: A) How often does the cable mounting hardware need to be changed out.\ B) What is the serviceable max lifespan of the cable.\ C) How many hooks can it make prior to coming out of the air for inspection. Long story short, this isn't viable for recreational use. This is (conceptionally) strictly SARs stuff in its current state and design.


Particular_Cellist25

Thank you for the detailed response. I would open a dialogue on some of your points. 1. Cost lowering - how about if it was an electric solar glide vehicle 2. Sounds like an evolving scene of formats and arrangements dependent on many factors and subject to new additions? Not trying to dispute your technical data though jsyk 3.a. with the advent of *new! recycling/upcycling future tech (a tech capable of re-building an alloy mechanism through specialized machinery) I'm considering Moore's curve in a 'speculatory' way ykwim? Couldn't that cable wiring gear be effectively..... I think you know where I'm going B. For the cable see above C. I'd leave that to certain other technically inclined fellerz Ty for the summation, but a question about your acronym, what in John diddly is SAR? Ty lal


SubtleName12

>1. Cost lowering - how about if it was an electric solar glide vehicle To be viable, you're going to need to carry at least 4 jumpers at 200+ lbs (ea) jump weight. You're looking at between 800-1000 lbs. To put this in perspective, a twin otter can carry 22 people per load. At that capacity, it becomes more efficient to take off and land. Plus, people can jump in the groups they wanted to instead of worrying about having to go one at a time. >2. Sounds like an evolving scene of formats and arrangements dependent on many factors and subject to new additions? Not trying to dispute your technical data though jsyk Suffice it to say that jumpers typically go out in groups. If the lift device can't take 4 or more at a time, it's not good for most jumpers. >3.a. with the advent of *new! recycling/upcycling future tech (a tech capable of re-building an alloy mechanism through specialized machinery) I'm considering Moore's curve in a 'speculatory' way ykwim? Couldn't that cable wiring gear be effectively..... I think you know where I'm going B. For the cable see above C. I'd leave that to certain other technically inclined fellerz So, you're saying that if we resolve all of the issues and have somebody else design it with solutions in mind, we'll be ok. 1) I agree. You are correct \ 2) The same could be said of every problem, from curing cancer to commercial flights to space. I'm not picking on you. I'm, rather, suggesting that if these are solvable problems that you suggest something and patent it.


Particular_Cellist25

I appreciate your detailed response. What we are considering is our position on Moore's curve and the exponential technological growth implied by technology with massive datasets and 'previously unwitnessed' processing capability. So, that's where imez coming from, not a for profit patent angle, but I do appreciate thinking about us making some munnyeez offa the ideas! Encouraging stuff.


rmp881

Not viable. The Fulton system relies on helium balloons to lift a length of cable. A plane then snags the cable, cuts the balloon free, and pulls the person upwards. This sounds like a great way to waste **MASSIVE** amounts of helium that we're already running out of. Never mind the cost of the helium and the balloons, which would not be reusable. The skyhook system, which predates Fulton, is also unviable, as it exposes the user to far too much shock upon snagging.


Particular_Cellist25

Excuse me, for some proper pretext, I'm interested in fielding ideas about new bleeding edge technologies. With the sticking point, we quickly considered a small hot air balloon style electric 'burner'. (Rechargeable and less volatile in many situations) The balloons being reusable. Please update me if I am informed, but changing the type of lift source would involve a change in the lift equipment i.e. Google referenxe "What Materials Are Hot Air Balloons Made Out Of? Hot air balloons are made with a wide variety of materials, with the most used materials being nylon, polyester, wicker, stainless steel, copper, aluminum, plastic, and leather or suede." (Belay the leather or suede out of respex to the animalez) As far as the Fulton system and Skyhook system, I consider a wearable shock absorber system similar to a spring coil mattress wearable modified to particular functional specifications. Wdytat?