MrVicchio

50 years ago or so, everyone knew only idiots, daredevils and soldiers jumped out of perfectly good airplanes. It wasn't a smart move, often dangerous and could lead to some really bad results such as hitting the big green ball at high speed forcing your body to suddenly stop.

According the Human Body Operators manual, this exceeds design limitations and causes irrevocable damage often referred to as death. Other dangers included broken bones, lacerations, contusions... you get the picture. It wasn't really a good idea unless you had the training and a good reason to do it.

In comes the modern skydiving equipment. Now thousands of otherwise sane, and intelligent people regularly, and sometimes multiple times a day, take to the skies only to leap from the aforementioned "perfectly good airplane". Has the big green ball suddenly become less immovable? No.

Perhaps there has been an upgrade, Human Body 2.0? Nope that's not it. The risk is only lower then it was. Yet the risk of bodily harm and/or death is still very real.

What changed? Why we're told skydiving is now "safe"! Amazing, you tell people it's safe to do something a few were doing, and more do it.

Did you know, that no one has ever died skydiving because they chose to not jump out of an airplane? I mean, it works 100% of the time (okay, fine planes crash that's different). But every year, despite all the best equipment, preparation and training people still are injured, maimed and killed in this activity.

Shocking isn't it?

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RightinNYC

Are you saying that people shouldn't be allowed to skydive?

What does this have to do with teens or sex?

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MrVicchio

/Sigh

Skydiving = sex
No matter how much you "protect yourself" failure happens
Safe Sex = more sex
Not jumping = Abstinence

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Disappointed here Right, others got it.

mikhail

What are you talking about we dont need cars to survive but they cost thousands of lives.

I think people need a little danger in their lives it makes things interesting.

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RightinNYC

but sex and skydiving are both awesome

MrVicchio

Yes... but that's not the point.

That's why the Title is the Key to the thread.

Kernel Sanders

/Sigh

Skydiving = eating cantelope
No matter how much you "protect yourself" you still might choke to death
Safe cantelope eating = more cantelope eating
Not jumping = abstaining from cantelope eating

There is a risk to everything that you do. You don't sit motionless for your entire life because you recognize that the rewards from certain activities outweight the risks. Just because people have died skydiving doesn't mean that nobody should ever skydive. It must suck to be so constantly paralyzed by fear

Ethereal

Just thought I'd point that out...

jfuh

Every year hundreds of thousands of people die from drowning - even some of the most experienced swimmers and often times life guards have drowned. It's such a risky activity and often results in death - so why do something so risky?
Same could be said for driving, insert nearly any sport activity. Very poor argument - and yes, abstinence is bull****.

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kamino

While you make a very, very good point, I do not however, think it is anyones place to tell people what they may or may not do. When it comes to your children you can do as much as possible to teach them but in the end when they leave the house, it is still there choice. Furthermore, teen sex has allways happened. It is not that they did not do it before, they just did it less, and it stayed in the family.
I for one would rather have freedom. I would take the bad with the good, then have someone telling me what I can and can not do.
I thank you for your point, and as I am only assuming that you think teen sex should be denied or illigal, and while I agree that it should not happen, I disagree that any one has the right to dictate the freewill of others. It should be up to me as the parent to take care of the problem, not my neighbors or any government and especially not the religious right.

P.S. I am affraid of flying.

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