The 2nd stupidest thing I’ve ever done

On Friday, I did what I have officially classified as the 2nd stupidest thing I’ve ever done in my life: a freefall skydive from 15,000 feet in Taupo, New Zealand. It was all Jenny’s idea and I just wanted to look cool – another victory for peer pressure! Incidentally, I really didn’t look cool since I found it incredibly difficult to close my mouth the whole way down, as you can see below. I was naughty and did it with a wee bit of a cold, so I had to try and breathe through my mouth.

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So, here’s a commentary by yours truly on what’s happening in the video:

• 0m 43s: That’s not my leg, in case you didn’t figure that bit out.
• 1m 24s: Oh Volker, you krazy Charman, mit deinem sehr lustig Komödie.
• 2m 10s: Wave hello to Amanda and Jenny!
• 2m 16s: Wave hello to Drew and Rich/Fan too!
• 2m 23s: Volker made me pray for comedy effect. As you can see, it worked well.
• 2m 50s: I’m lying.
• 3m 06s: It’s my turn next and I’m crapping myself.
• 3m 09s: I think Volker is about to cut my throat. Maybe it’ll be a quicker death than falling all that way.
• 3m 17s: This is the point where I’ve first realised that I’m not in my natural habitat. Mainly because I don’t usually wear goggles.
• 3m 30s: This is the first example of what Fan called “the invisible cock” in my mouth.
• 4m 56s: “Crikey, that was rather enjoyable”.
• 5m 10s: This was absolutely amazing. It was a beautiful sunny day and the view was unbelievable.
• 5m 44s: Wave hello to Jenny again! I’m glad she’s not dead either.
• 6m 23s: I landed on my ass. It didn’t hurt because the fall had made me invincible.
• 6m 44s: To quote Fan, “that was not bad”.

I’m a little bit disappointed that my vocabulary became so limited during a time of such euphoria, although to be fair I’m not much better during the vinegar strokes.

Oh and for the record, the stupidest thing I’ve ever done was take 13 ProPlus in about 8 seconds in Potterow in 1st year of uni. I didn’t sleep for about 3 days. Bad times.

Update (23 May 07): Dunc reckons that I look like I have Balboa mouth. ADRIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!