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terminal velocity (beehaw.org)

[alt text: text that says, "The last thing you see when your parachute fails to open". Below the text is a photo of the lid of a spice jar. The lid is labeled: "GROUND CUMIN".]

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[-] DavidGarcia@feddit.nl 13 points 3 days ago

Let me explain the joke: The G stands for the gravitational constant because you are falling; also God, Gnosis, Gaia. ROUND stands for the curvature of the Earth that you can see from up there. C U stands for the Earth (Gaia) greeting you, implyinv you will meet up in MINimal time.

[-] theangriestbird@beehaw.org 9 points 3 days ago

Thx it was pretty nuanced, wasn't sure if everyone would get it.

[-] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 6 points 3 days ago

Kinda triggered by this post. My father had that happen to him for his 99th jump on a Friday the 13th. He considers that his lucky day because most parachutes have a backup parachute which he got to use that day for the first time.

So no, skydivers just look for their parachute after it failed to open properly and they had to deploy the backup because those things are fucking expensive.

[-] superkret@feddit.org 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I bet he was really mad about the cost of the backup parachute all the while he was floating down to the ground.

[-] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 6 points 3 days ago

Yeah, that as well. You have to pay a special licensed packer to pack the backup parachute.

[-] superkret@feddit.org 6 points 3 days ago
[-] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Hello, ground! I wonder if it will be friends with me

this post was submitted on 15 Oct 2024
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