I take issue with this headline and the claimed record. First, he’s only jumping from 2,400 feet—since when is that high enough to be called sky diving? Wikipedia claims the average sky diving height is from 3,000 to 13,000 feet (and I’d guess most people imagine the number being on the higher end there). Second, while he’s not wearing a parachute, he is wearing one of those flying squirrel outfits. And finally, he’s landing in a bunch of boxes.
If you’re going to claim you’re the first skydiver to land safely without a parachute, then jump from 6,000 feet without the wing suit and land on the ground. Not interested? I wonder why not.
Besides, this record was already set by a woman named Vesna Vulović, a flight attendant on JAT Flight 367, who fell 33,330 feet without a parachute after terrorists blew up her plane and survived. She wasn’t wearing a wing suit, she fell more than 6 miles, and she didn’t land in boxes.
We’re having a baby. Due in November. This is the first real picture of its face, from last month.
Anonymous asked:
Is it yours?
TEST RESULTS PENDING.
Anonymous asked:
Is your wife pregnant?
Yes.
You have the right to remain delicious.
Every year since 2000, the Dev Shed Forums have been the first to wish me a happy birthday each May 15th. I keep meaning to close that old account but I’ve come to appreciate the familiar, cordial message at exactly 12:00AM on 5/15 every year. They’ve been wishing me a happy birthday before everyone else—including my own mother—for over a decade.
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