"no such thing as luck", you say?
Infinite Revolution
22-12-2006, 01:13
try telling this (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/jersey/6196481.stm) guy!
of course luck wasn't a causative factor in his fall being broken by a blackberry bush, but the fact of it and the outcome were pretty damn lucky and there's no other word for it!
my sister's going to do a jump there sometime next year too! :eek:
Wow, you know you're Canadian when you're happy that they used the CN tower as a reference point for how far from the ground the guy was when his chute failed.
He's not lucky. The Gods of Fate are merely not finished tormenting him yet.
Potarius
22-12-2006, 01:34
It's that season finale episode of King of the Hill all over again.
Infinite Revolution
22-12-2006, 01:42
Wow, you know you're Canadian when you're happy that they used the CN tower as a reference point for how far from the ground the guy was when his chute failed.
haha! didn't notice that. an odd point of reference for a story about a jersey man in new zealand.
haha! didn't notice that. an odd point of reference for a story about a jersey man in new zealand.
Well, it is the tallest freestanding structure in the world.
and who says Life doesn't imitate art?
I Love Sky (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxZcfr5yolo&mode=related&search=)
Infinite Revolution
22-12-2006, 01:52
Well, it is the tallest freestanding structure in the world.
it is? i thought those towers in malaysia were.
it is? i thought those towers in malaysia were.
I dunno, I thought it still was, but there was some building planned that would absolutely dwarf it.
Infinite Revolution
22-12-2006, 02:13
I dunno, I thought it still was, but there was some building planned that would absolutely dwarf it.
you're right, i just looked it up. and yet it doesn't appear on any of the lists of tallest buildings i quickly perused. maybe cuz it isn't technically a sky-scraper or something. i was thinking of the petronus towers in kuala lumpar but apparently they've been overtaken by a sky-scraper in taipei. cn tower still beets that by some 150ft.
The Holy Ekaj Monarchy
22-12-2006, 02:20
He was luck, no doubt about it:)
Swilatia
22-12-2006, 02:21
it is? i thought those towers in malaysia were.
not even close. that's not even the tallest building.
you're right, i just looked it up. and yet it doesn't appear on any of the lists of tallest buildings i quickly perused. maybe cuz it isn't technically a sky-scraper or something. i was thinking of the petronus towers in kuala lumpar but apparently they've been overtaken by a sky-scraper in taipei. cn tower still beets that by some 150ft.
Yeah, the CN Tower isn't a "building" it's a "free-standing structure" aka massive phallic symbol/tourist attraction.
Infinite Revolution
22-12-2006, 02:27
not even close. that's not even the tallest building.
the one in taipei, aye. although i notice the sears tower still has the most number of floors despite not actually scraping the highest sky.
Lacadaemon
22-12-2006, 02:28
it is? i thought those towers in malaysia were.
No. The Petronas towers are just the tallest office building. (Though if you include antenne height the sears tower is still taller).
The CN tower is taller than either. But there is still an antenna mast in some godforsaken part of the US that is taller still.
The CN tower is taller than either. But there is still an antenna mast in some godforsaken part of the US that is taller still.
Yeah, but that's not free standing, it's got cables supporting it.