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Might as well . . .

Discussion in 'Alley of Dangerous Angles' started by LKD, Jan 18, 2010.

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  1. NOG (No Other Gods)

    NOG (No Other Gods) Going to church doesn't make you a Christian

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    Remove all ads!
    As for the bridge, it all depends on how you land. If you land right, you can survive a terminal velocity fall without life-threatening injuries. They'll be painful injuries, and more severe than what she had, but you can survive the fall regardless of the height.
     
    NOG (No Other Gods), Jan 20, 2010
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  2. Aldeth the Foppish Idiot

    Aldeth the Foppish Idiot Armed with My Mallet O' Thinking Veteran

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    Well, unless that was a REALLY HIGH bridge, she certainly wasn't falling at terminal velocity. It takes several seconds of freefall to reach terminal velocity. And the odds of surviving a terminal velocity fall are very long indeed. (To put in into perpective, if you jump from the Empire State Building, it will take you about 7 seconds to hit the ground, and you won't reach terminal velocity at the time of impact.)
     
    Aldeth the Foppish Idiot, Jan 20, 2010
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  3. Kitrax

    Kitrax Pantaloons are supposed to go where!?!?

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    Hmmm...ex navy guy *and* sensitive...I'm starting to see a trend here. Not as a female UKer...but as some one who writes on toilet stall walls:

    "Looking for a good time? Call 'Bruno' @ 123-456-7890" :evil: :p :evil:
     
    Kitrax, Jan 20, 2010
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    NOG, I know that in a technical sense what you are saying has some truth. Again, I was not talking about someone who actually has a legitimate mental problem. But I firmly believe that there are those who pretend to have such a condition to either get attention or weasel out of the consequences of their actions. Liars, basically. Those are the ones who need to be punished.
     
    LKD, Jan 21, 2010
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  5. T2Bruno

    T2Bruno The only source of knowledge is experience Distinguished Member ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    I know the title is supposed to be David Lee Roth doing "Might as well JUMP." But every time I read it I just hear Annah in my head....
     
    T2Bruno, Jan 21, 2010
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  6. Triactus

    Triactus United we stand, divided we fall Veteran

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    We could pass them a polygraph test. :p

    -Cop on a speaker : ''Ma'am, before you do anything, we need to validate that you do indeed intend to kill yourself. This technician is not armed and will not try to force you to come down.''

    The technician plugs her into the machine.

    -Cop on a speaker : ''Now, for the testing questions : Are you a polar bear?''
     
    Triactus, Jan 21, 2010
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    Annah who? LKD is confused!

    Ha Ha, Triactus! Culpibility to be determined LATER!

    I AM a polar bear, BTW, it's funny you used that particular question.
     
    LKD, Jan 21, 2010
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  8. 8people

    8people 8 is just another way of looking at infinite ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran

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    [​IMG] Annah from Planescape: Torment. It's one of her regular sounds.
     
    8people, Jan 21, 2010
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  9. Sir Rechet

    Sir Rechet I speak maths and logic, not stupid Veteran

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    I'm with LKD on this one.

    In the slew of selfish action available to us humans, committing suicide is bad, but committing suicide in such a spectacular way is worse still. Drama queen much?

    No disrespect to people with actual mental problems that are seriously considering such an act, but don't act surprised if you meet spite instead of compassion if you pull a stunt like this.

    As for the DJ - not exactly a politically correct pun to pull, but depending on your target audience, this might be exactly the right thing to do. See Jackass, for example.
     
    Sir Rechet, Jan 26, 2010
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