Author Topic: Cliff-jumping! (Read 17922 times)

Joe · « **on:** July 05, 2006, 01:31:51 am »

I guess it's not very common so I'll explain it. You find a cliff near a river / lake (must be deep) and jump off it.

Anyhow, Sunday, my friends Taylor, Justin, Zach and I went to Mirror Lake State Park (Wisconsin Dells, WI) and pumped off a few cliffs along one of it's drainage rivers. The first cliff I jumped from was about 20 feet above the water. After that I jumped off one around 60 feet. I didn't get injured, except when my feet impacted the water it hurt like hell, of course. After that, I jumped off the 20 foot one again more towards the shoreline (the bottom drops of around 3 feet past the cliffs) and hit the bottom, nearly breaking my left ankle. Luckily, I came away with a bit of lost blood, a hell of a lot of pain, and two hugeass scratches. Of course, freefall feels SO great that I'd do it all again (when my ankle stops hurting).

EDIT -
Note, I wrote this a few days ago on another forum, and my ankle doesn't hurt too much anymore.

Ergot · « **Reply #1 on:** July 05, 2006, 01:33:11 am »

Hmm. And I was about to grab my party hat. You need to find a bigger cliff

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rabbit · « **Reply #2 on:** July 05, 2006, 09:34:42 am »

You're supposed to wear sneakers when you go cliff diving so you don't fuck up your feet. Damn, Joe.

Furious · « **Reply #3 on:** July 05, 2006, 09:43:50 am »

Or, don't jump off cliffs 60ft high?

Joe · « **Reply #4 on:** July 05, 2006, 02:51:13 pm »

Quote from: rabbit on July 05, 2006, 09:34:42 am

You're supposed to wear sneakers when you go cliff diving so you don't fuck up your feet. Damn, Joe.

Yeah, I realized that. I asked Taylor why he was wearing shoes.

MyndFyre · « **Reply #5 on:** July 05, 2006, 06:48:40 pm »

This weekend we went to the Salt River, where there are usually nutty people trying out cliff jumping. I decided I'd give them really a reason to cliff jump, bought a slingshot, a bag of marshmellows, and a lighter. The plan was to fling flaming marshmellows at the cliff jumpers. Sadly none were there this weekend, and it looks like they've blocked off the more popular spots for it.

CrAz3D · « **Reply #6 on:** July 05, 2006, 06:54:19 pm »

I want to go backpacking to a place where you can rock jump. Its just talllllll rocks into deeep water....but not cliffs into a great abyss

July 22 is our OUTDOOR weekend of joy!

Blaze · « **Reply #7 on:** July 05, 2006, 07:32:06 pm »

Quote from: MyndFyre[x86] on July 05, 2006, 06:48:40 pm

This weekend we went to the Salt River, where there are usually nutty people trying out cliff jumping. I decided I'd give them really a reason to cliff jump, bought a slingshot, a bag of marshmellows, and a lighter. The plan was to fling flaming marshmellows at the cliff jumpers. Sadly none were there this weekend, and it looks like they've blocked off the more popular spots for it.

That sounds like fun. Shooting hard solid objects are more fun, though...

MyndFyre · « **Reply #8 on:** July 05, 2006, 08:30:44 pm »

Quote from: Blaze on July 05, 2006, 07:32:06 pm

Quote from: MyndFyre[x86] on July 05, 2006, 06:48:40 pm
This weekend we went to the Salt River, where there are usually nutty people trying out cliff jumping. I decided I'd give them really a reason to cliff jump, bought a slingshot, a bag of marshmellows, and a lighter. The plan was to fling flaming marshmellows at the cliff jumpers. Sadly none were there this weekend, and it looks like they've blocked off the more popular spots for it.

That sounds like fun. Shooting hard solid objects are more fun, though...

By the end of the day we were shooting cherry pits at other tubers.

iago · « **Reply #9 on:** July 05, 2006, 08:47:01 pm »

Quote from: Blaze on July 05, 2006, 07:32:06 pm

Quote from: MyndFyre[x86] on July 05, 2006, 06:48:40 pm
This weekend we went to the Salt River, where there are usually nutty people trying out cliff jumping. I decided I'd give them really a reason to cliff jump, bought a slingshot, a bag of marshmellows, and a lighter. The plan was to fling flaming marshmellows at the cliff jumpers. Sadly none were there this weekend, and it looks like they've blocked off the more popular spots for it.

That sounds like fun. Shooting hard solid objects are more fun, though...

Marshmellows burn like napalm, though! Sticky and burny = bad

MyndFyre · « **Reply #10 on:** July 05, 2006, 09:02:52 pm »

Quote from: iago on July 05, 2006, 08:47:01 pm

Marshmellows burn like napalm, though! Sticky and burny = bad

We were in a river. If it really burned.... they could have gone in the river.

deadly7 · « **Reply #11 on:** July 05, 2006, 10:31:33 pm »

Joe, couldn't you have... hurt yourself when cliff diving?

Sidoh · « **Reply #12 on:** July 05, 2006, 11:52:51 pm »

Quote from: deadly7 on July 05, 2006, 10:31:33 pm

Joe, couldn't you have... hurt yourself when cliff diving?

OMGOMGOGMOGM DO IT AGAIN! *claps hands excitedly*

deadly7 · « **Reply #13 on:** July 05, 2006, 11:57:18 pm »

Quote from: Sidoh on July 05, 2006, 11:52:51 pm

OMGOMGOGMOGM DO IT AGAIN! *claps hands excitedly*

Whoa, we have disabled kids on the forum?!

Sidoh · « **Reply #14 on:** July 06, 2006, 12:02:45 am »

Quote from: deadly7 on July 05, 2006, 11:57:18 pm

Whoa, we have disabled kids on the forum?!

Of course.

* Sidoh points at BigAznDaddy.

(Kidding Azn

<3)

deadly7 · « **Reply #15 on:** July 06, 2006, 12:03:28 am »

LOL OWEND HAGEN. LOLOLOLOOL

dark_drake · « **Reply #16 on:** July 06, 2006, 12:39:16 am »

I've only been cliff-jumping once, but it was fun. As long as I jumped out far enough, I wouldn't hit the bottom. The best part was the feeling that time had stopped when I was free-falling.

Joe · « **Reply #17 on:** July 06, 2006, 01:29:15 am »

Exactly. You feel not bound by gravity, like you're in a void. Of course, you realize you were indeed bound by gravity, and very much so, when you stop falling. =)

Makes me want to go skydiving sometime. The freefall sensation would be a whole lot better if it lasted more than a second or two.

EDIT -
deadly, I'm not sure if you're blind or what, but I did hurt myself cliff-jumping.

rabbit · « **Reply #18 on:** July 06, 2006, 08:08:43 am »

Really? Every time I went cliff jumping I felt bound by gravity. Maybe that was because, you know, I was going DOWN.

deadly7 · « **Reply #19 on:** July 06, 2006, 11:23:01 am »

You're clearly not hurt enough.

Blaze · « **Reply #20 on:** July 06, 2006, 01:34:37 pm »

Quote from: deadly7 on July 06, 2006, 11:23:01 am

You're clearly not hurt enough.

Owned.

Sidoh · « **Reply #21 on:** July 06, 2006, 10:25:01 pm »

The acceleration is still rather obvious to me because of air friction. :|

Joe · « **Reply #22 on:** July 06, 2006, 11:21:54 pm »

Yeah, that was the biggest giveaway. I had trouble keeping my arms down next to my body (they flew out to the sides, which would hurt hitting the water flat out).

MyndFyre · « **Reply #23 on:** July 07, 2006, 05:59:46 pm »

Quote from: Joe[x86] on July 06, 2006, 06:41:28 pm

Quote from: rabbit on July 06, 2006, 08:08:43 am
Really? Every time I went cliff jumping I felt bound by gravity. Maybe that was because, you know, I was going DOWN.

Except when you're touching absolutely nothing around you (except for air, before you feel the need to point that out), you feel weightless for a few seconds.

20 ft you said? Acceleration due to gravity, g = -32ft/s²
Solve for t: -20 = -16t²
t² = 1.25
t = 1.12s to fall 20 feet.

60 ft?
-60 = -16t²
t² = 3.75
t = 1.93s to fall 60 feet.

In neither case was it "a few seconds." You didn't even make "a couple" seconds.

To make 3 seconds:
dx = -16(3)²
dx = -144

You'd fall 144 feet in 3 seconds, and you'd be traveling at a velocity of -96ft/s, give or take for air resistance.

deadly7 · « **Reply #24 on:** July 07, 2006, 06:34:35 pm »

zomg. Reading that with "feet" instead of "meters" hurt my brain for a second. Stupid American system..

MyndFyre · « **Reply #25 on:** July 07, 2006, 07:39:43 pm »

Quote from: deadly7 on July 07, 2006, 06:34:35 pm

zomg. Reading that with "feet" instead of "meters" hurt my brain for a second. Stupid American system..

Yeah I know (9.8m/s²). But I'm stuck here.

CrAz3D · « **Reply #26 on:** July 08, 2006, 12:33:51 pm »

Quote from: deadly7 on July 07, 2006, 06:34:35 pm

zomg. Reading that with "feet" instead of "meters" hurt my brain for a second. Stupid American system..

You can understand "meters"?

Joe · « **Reply #27 on:** July 08, 2006, 03:29:14 pm »

I often find myself saying "meters" in place of yards out of habit.

Blaze · « **Reply #28 on:** July 08, 2006, 04:08:18 pm »

The yard, feet, inch, * system is the stupidest ever.

Joe · « **Reply #29 on:** July 08, 2006, 09:03:46 pm »

Yep. I live in the US and still can't tell you how many feet are in a mile. I don't live in Canada and can *easily* tell you there's 1000 meters in a kilometer.

deadly7 · « **Reply #30 on:** July 08, 2006, 09:10:38 pm »

Quote from: Joe[x86] on July 08, 2006, 09:03:46 pm

Yep. I live in the US and still can't tell you how many feet are in a mile. I don't live in Canada and can *easily* tell you there's 1000 meters in a kilometer.

5,280

Sidoh · « **Reply #31 on:** July 08, 2006, 10:40:30 pm »

Quote from: Blaze on July 08, 2006, 04:08:18 pm

The yard, feet, inch, * system is the stupidest ever.

At least we're not using a base-60 number system.

Also, once you get a feel for how much a unit is worth, it doesn't really matter if you can convert it easily or not. No one really cares how many inches it is from Denver to New York. If unit conversions become necessary, a calculator or computer is probably there to aid anyway. Also, all scientific subjects in the US use the metric system.

Joe · « **Reply #32 on:** July 08, 2006, 11:37:05 pm »

So, why waste our time learning two systems -- one used in the US and one used in the rest of the world?

deadly7 · « **Reply #33 on:** July 08, 2006, 11:45:42 pm »

Quote from: Joe[x86] on July 08, 2006, 11:37:05 pm

So, why waste our time learning two systems -- one used in the US and one used in the rest of the world?

Because America likes to think its important enough to influence everything in the world.

Sidoh · « **Reply #34 on:** July 08, 2006, 11:49:51 pm »

Quote from: Joe[x86] on July 08, 2006, 11:37:05 pm

So, why waste our time learning two systems -- one used in the US and one used in the rest of the world?

I hope the answer is obvious: tradition.

It is far too difficult to simply "change" from the standard unit system to the metric unit system. It has been a known possibility for decades, but there are several obvious and undoubtedly many unforeseen consequences of suddenly changing from one unit system for another. If it does become a reality, I suspect a much more gradual change. Even that would take a large amount of time to come outh of theory and into application. There would be signs that list distances to cities in both standard units of distance for that subject, etc.

Quote from: deadly7 on July 08, 2006, 11:45:42 pm

Because America likes to think its important enough to influence everything in the world.

See my post. That is not the reason we aren't using the metric system.

Joe · « **Reply #35 on:** July 09, 2006, 01:09:38 am »

I'm saying that over the next three or so (probably one or two) generations it could be completely done. Right now, put up signs stating the metric distances on them. Then start training students to use metric instead of the inches system (what's it really called, anyhow?), but still teach them our system so they at least know it. Eventually everyone who was stubborn enough to not adjust will die off anyhow, and about 50-60 years from now we'd be completely metric.

deadly7 · « **Reply #36 on:** July 09, 2006, 01:23:24 am »

"American System" is what I've heard it referred to as. :p

Sidoh · « **Reply #37 on:** July 09, 2006, 01:40:36 am »

Quote from: Joe[x86] on July 09, 2006, 01:09:38 am

I'm saying that over the next three or so (probably one or two) generations it could be completely done. Right now, put up signs stating the metric distances on them. Then start training students to use metric instead of the inches system (what's it really called, anyhow?), but still teach them our system so they at least know it. Eventually everyone who was stubborn enough to not adjust will die off anyhow, and about 50-60 years from now we'd be completely metric.

Your idea is before your time... before your parents' time. It's been thought of, it's probably still being pushed by a lot of people. I don't think you realize how difficult it is to make a national change on that scale. Everyone knows that the metric system is much easier to use for scientific purposes (and about as easy to use for every day purposes), but what we have now works and the stress that switching that would cause is not yet worth it. I'm sure the government or some association is working on a strategy.

What people know (the standard unit system) works. Why would they feel the need to change it unless they frequently run into problems where the metric system is a much more viable solution (see: any profession dealing heavily with emperical science).

Quote from: deadly7 on July 09, 2006, 01:23:24 am

"American System" is what I've heard it referred to as. :p

I don't really think it has an official name, but something including the country's name (American System, US System) is probably most proper.

Joe · « **Reply #38 on:** July 09, 2006, 02:11:22 am »

I think it was referred to as "the standard system" back in my earlier years in school, but that name sucks.. because it's about as far from standard as possible.

Sidoh · « **Reply #39 on:** July 09, 2006, 02:13:53 am »

Quote from: Joe[x86] on July 09, 2006, 02:11:22 am

I think it was referred to as "the standard system" back in my earlier years in school, but that name sucks.. because it's about as far from standard as possible.

Since "standard" is a completely relativistic term, it's completely valid for Americans to call it "the standard system."

Joe · « **Reply #40 on:** July 09, 2006, 03:02:19 am »

Yet flamebait to the rest of the world.

Heather, Tory and I were talking about politics a bit today. Basically we determined that if China wanted to, they could own us. They just don't. Everybody hates us and if China were the new world power they'd be hated.

d&q · « **Reply #41 on:** July 09, 2006, 03:20:56 am »

It's been called the Imperial system for as long as I can remember.

Sidoh · « **Reply #42 on:** July 09, 2006, 03:30:18 am »

Quote from: Joe[x86] on July 09, 2006, 03:02:19 am

Yet flamebait to the rest of the world.

Wrong. Why on earth would they care?

Quote from: Joe[x86] on July 09, 2006, 03:02:19 am

Heather, Tory and I were talking about politics a bit today. Basically we determined that if China wanted to, they could own us. They just don't. Everybody hates us and if China were the new world power they'd be hated.

Wrong again. With nuclear weapons, it doesn't really matter how strong your military is. One nuke destorys all of that. Korea could just as easily "own us."

Quote from: Deuce on July 09, 2006, 03:20:56 am

It's been called the Imperial system for as long as I can remember.

I've heard that too, but for some reason I thought the system the US uses is a modified version of the Imperial system.

d&q · « **Reply #43 on:** July 09, 2006, 03:32:48 am »

Quote from: Sidoh on July 09, 2006, 03:30:18 am

Quote from: Deuce on July 09, 2006, 03:20:56 am
It's been called the Imperial system for as long as I can remember.

I've heard that too, but for some reason I thought the system the US uses is a modified version of the Imperial system.

You're right.

Sidoh · « **Reply #44 on:** July 09, 2006, 03:39:15 am »

Ah, okay. I'll just call them standard units for now.

rabbit · « **Reply #45 on:** July 09, 2006, 10:25:16 am »

Even Britain is giving up Imperial for metric.

d&q · « **Reply #46 on:** July 09, 2006, 10:31:51 am »

Blame it on France.

Joe · « **Reply #47 on:** July 09, 2006, 07:54:07 pm »

LaFrance*, it was my brilliant idea.

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Author Topic: Cliff-jumping! (Read 17922 times)