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Of all the ways to go, in a flaming hot air balloon must be one of the worst
Posted on 5/10/14 at 3:16 pm
Posted on 5/10/14 at 3:16 pm
Posted on 5/10/14 at 3:18 pm to Jim Rockford
Takes going down in a blaze of glory to a new level. The pain and height would suck, but at least I knew I'd almost certainly have the most memorable death of anyone I knew.
Posted on 5/10/14 at 3:30 pm to Jim Rockford
I thought the same thing when I saw that on the news.
Do you jump and at least have a rush before you die or sit and burn while listening to your SO scream and burn? I say jump.
Do you jump and at least have a rush before you die or sit and burn while listening to your SO scream and burn? I say jump.
Posted on 5/10/14 at 3:33 pm to Jim Rockford
Some romantic balloon ride.
Posted on 5/10/14 at 3:34 pm to Titus Pullo
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Do you jump and at least have a rush before you die or sit and burn while listening to your SO scream and burn? I say jump.
What a hell of a way to go. Got to be up there with those poor bastards in the WTC on 911. Do you jump to your death or burn up. Not a decision I would ever care to make.
Posted on 5/10/14 at 3:35 pm to Titus Pullo
Hijack
Hey Titus
Burning to death is my biggest fear so jumping is a good call
Hey Titus
Burning to death is my biggest fear so jumping is a good call
Posted on 5/10/14 at 3:35 pm to Titus Pullo
I think you have to jump. There's a miracle chance you might survive the fall but probably zero chance you survive in a burning basket.
Posted on 5/10/14 at 3:37 pm to Titus Pullo
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Do you jump and at least have a rush before you die or sit and burn while listening to your SO scream and burn? I say jump.
I want to say I would jump, but in that situation I would probably be searching for possible ways to survive, and staying in the balloon as long as possible gives you better odds.
So I guess I would stay until it was definite that I was going to burn to death if I stayed any longer, then I would jump
This post was edited on 5/10/14 at 3:39 pm
Posted on 5/10/14 at 3:39 pm to Tiger1242
I read that all 3 were believed to be members of the Richmond's womens BBall team
Posted on 5/10/14 at 3:41 pm to Tiger1242
The basket may have burned out at the bottom and made the decision for them.
Sucks either way.
Sucks either way.
Posted on 5/10/14 at 3:41 pm to bengalbait
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Do you jump to your death or burn up.
Try to sniff as much carbon monoxide as possible so as to pass out.
Posted on 5/10/14 at 3:42 pm to shutterspeed
Yikes..now I'm reading that 2 of the three were actually on the team's coaching staff
Posted on 5/10/14 at 4:02 pm to Tiger1242
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I want to say I would jump, but in that situation I would probably be searching for possible ways to survive, and staying in the balloon as long as possible gives you better odds.
I feel like they wouldn't have jumped unless they were in exruciating pain from the fire already.
Posted on 5/10/14 at 4:40 pm to REG861
If you jump wouldn't you die before you hit the ground from a massive heart attack?
Posted on 5/10/14 at 4:54 pm to Jim Rockford
Welp, I'm scratching that off my bucket list now, fack
Posted on 5/10/14 at 5:02 pm to TheIndulger
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This post was edited on 8/1/14 at 10:06 pm
Posted on 5/10/14 at 5:35 pm to Jim Rockford
I'm going on a hot air balloon ride in AZ in a week and a half...
Posted on 5/10/14 at 5:40 pm to Paige
Hey Paige.
I agree re: burning alive. But one of my other major fears is being paralyzed so with my luck I would prob catch on fire, have the bottom of the basket burn out, then fall and break my back when I landed, yet survive.
I agree re: burning alive. But one of my other major fears is being paralyzed so with my luck I would prob catch on fire, have the bottom of the basket burn out, then fall and break my back when I landed, yet survive.
Posted on 5/10/14 at 5:43 pm to bengalbait
I imagine the WTC was so much hotter than that balloon, people were probably burning up before the flames even got close to make them leap to their death.
I will never forget seeing that (people jumping to their death) on *live* television.
I will never forget seeing that (people jumping to their death) on *live* television.
Posted on 5/10/14 at 5:51 pm to Jim Rockford
You won't get any objections from me
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