Non-football related stuff that really makes your day

[CGVT]

I remember when you bought that Subaru, K.

We made all the requisite lesbian jokes... Ha!

[Sharkbait]

Plastic push pins hold the piece in place, probably worn out. Recommend Duct Tape.

[Malto Marko]

No, it is a Subaru, and it is a POS but it is paid for and I refuse to ever have a car payment again. I will only buy what I can afford and call it good. I'm on a "no debt but a mortgage" mission. And right now I can't afford shit, so the Subaru will have to do for now. And since I have such a nice mechanic... :-)

Don't blame you Kay. Just wondering who did the engineering on it and if it was intended to be used in the rust belt.

[kayrone]

I remember when you bought that Subaru, K.

We made all the requisite lesbian jokes... Ha!

Yes indeed. And it's the strangest thing - I've had no desire to shave my legs or armpits since I bought it... ;-)

[Tony G]

Then you would need an EPA impact statement to defoiate them now, You wouldn't want to harm the ecosystems...

[nhwbrooklyn]

[kayrone]

LOL

[Sharkbait]

L,O,L,

[The Cat]

This thread has been chock full of great news lately. What an enjoyable read.

[Panoptes]

Watching this guy fly, always makes my day.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8L8UCfxmtSw&sns=em"]Unbelievable Wingsuit Cave Flight! Batman Cave, Alexander Polli - YouTube[/ame]

That's livin man.

[bimmer84]

Living on the edge! Wow!

[froot loops]

Watching this guy fly, always makes my day.

Unbelievable Wingsuit Cave Flight! Batman Cave, Alexander Polli - YouTube

That's livin man.

Its livin for now at any rate.

[Tony G]

Wingsuit flyers have a fairly high incidence of death and severe injury too so I'm not sure it would be livin as much as stacking the odds against you till you eventually shoot craps.

[DanO]

WoW.

[Tony G]

The wingsuits by themselves are not inherently dangerous. It's the decision by the flyer to see how close he can come to some really non-flexible rock formations that cause the odds to go up.

Jeb Corliss is one of the big names. Here's his accomplishments
Professional Career

1999
In 1999, Corliss had a near-fatal BASE jump into the Howick Falls, in Howick, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. His parachute opening was asymmetric and he could not avoid flying into the downpouring water.

2003
In October 2003, Corliss was teamed to jump with his best friend, Australian BASE jumper Dwain Weston, at the inaugural Go Fast Games. Corliss was to fly under the Royal Gorge Bridge, while Weston was meant to pass over it. Instead, Weston impacted the bridge at an estimated 120 mph (190 km/h) and was killed instantly.[3][4][5] Corliss had to take evasive action to avoid colliding with Weston's body.[6]

2011
On 1 July 2011 near Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland, Corliss became the first man to fly through a waterfall wearing a wingsuit.[7][8]

On September 25 2011, Corliss jumped out of a helicopter at 6,000 feet and glided through a 100-ft wide archway in Tianmen Mountain in Zhangjiajie, Hunan Province, China, landing with a parachute on a nearby bridge.[9]

2012
On 16 January 2012, in an accident while proximity flying off Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa, Jeb broke both ankles, three toes, and a fibula, tore his left ACL, and sustained a gash in his skin that required skin grafts to close. He struck his legs approximately halfway between the hip and knee on a rock ledge he was attempting to skim over while aiming at a target balloon. The impact caused him to tumble forward one revolution before he regained control in order to clear some additional ledges. He then deployed his parachute. He was airlifted out by the Red Cross Air Mercy Service Agusta 119. He has recovered, is up and walking, and plans to return to life as usual. A video of the accident has been released

Here's the last accident
[ame]http://youtu.be/1d3a179uiLU[/ame]