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slacker_jon
Dec 30, 2006, 10:04 AM
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Went to see a lecture about BASE-jumping recently, and the guy giving the lecture showed a picture of a launcher they'd been shown by some French BASE jumpers.
To propel themselves into the air they had 2 x 100m cranes, a 40:1 pulley system, a 24 tonne concrete weight and a coffin style launch cradle.
*apparently* it was necessary to lie down whilst being launched because otherwise you would pass out from the G-force which they had estimated to be about 8G's!
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pete_r
Dec 30, 2006, 1:57 PM
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Getting OT now, but here it is Jon:
http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2731592
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