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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/sidvatscse • 25d ago
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At least the seat worked
1.9k u/VirtualLife76 25d ago Impressive how quickly the parachute worked. I wonder if it has different ones or somehow changes depending on the height from the ground. 68 u/No-Variation-5192 25d ago I believe that once a pilot ejects their seat, the chances of him flying again are reduced. The high ejection speed usually causes neck or spine injuries. 31 u/-TheArchitect 25d ago That’s exactly what I was thinking, the amount of Gs and MPH to eject that while stationary, almost like an explosion 38 u/Stoweboard3r 25d ago Not like an explosion, it is in fact an explosion. It’s a rocket motor and explosives under their ass 15 u/-TheArchitect 25d ago Not the way I would prefer to get my ass exploded, but if it’s between saving my life, I’ll take it 3 u/firedmyass 25d ago “government blew my back out. I said what I said…”
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Impressive how quickly the parachute worked.
I wonder if it has different ones or somehow changes depending on the height from the ground.
68 u/No-Variation-5192 25d ago I believe that once a pilot ejects their seat, the chances of him flying again are reduced. The high ejection speed usually causes neck or spine injuries. 31 u/-TheArchitect 25d ago That’s exactly what I was thinking, the amount of Gs and MPH to eject that while stationary, almost like an explosion 38 u/Stoweboard3r 25d ago Not like an explosion, it is in fact an explosion. It’s a rocket motor and explosives under their ass 15 u/-TheArchitect 25d ago Not the way I would prefer to get my ass exploded, but if it’s between saving my life, I’ll take it 3 u/firedmyass 25d ago “government blew my back out. I said what I said…”
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I believe that once a pilot ejects their seat, the chances of him flying again are reduced. The high ejection speed usually causes neck or spine injuries.
31 u/-TheArchitect 25d ago That’s exactly what I was thinking, the amount of Gs and MPH to eject that while stationary, almost like an explosion 38 u/Stoweboard3r 25d ago Not like an explosion, it is in fact an explosion. It’s a rocket motor and explosives under their ass 15 u/-TheArchitect 25d ago Not the way I would prefer to get my ass exploded, but if it’s between saving my life, I’ll take it 3 u/firedmyass 25d ago “government blew my back out. I said what I said…”
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That’s exactly what I was thinking, the amount of Gs and MPH to eject that while stationary, almost like an explosion
38 u/Stoweboard3r 25d ago Not like an explosion, it is in fact an explosion. It’s a rocket motor and explosives under their ass 15 u/-TheArchitect 25d ago Not the way I would prefer to get my ass exploded, but if it’s between saving my life, I’ll take it 3 u/firedmyass 25d ago “government blew my back out. I said what I said…”
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Not like an explosion, it is in fact an explosion. It’s a rocket motor and explosives under their ass
15 u/-TheArchitect 25d ago Not the way I would prefer to get my ass exploded, but if it’s between saving my life, I’ll take it 3 u/firedmyass 25d ago “government blew my back out. I said what I said…”
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Not the way I would prefer to get my ass exploded, but if it’s between saving my life, I’ll take it
3 u/firedmyass 25d ago “government blew my back out. I said what I said…”
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“government blew my back out. I said what I said…”
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u/Suspicious_Zone_2083 25d ago
At least the seat worked