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21 May 2013, 10:04 PM | #1 |
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RO's - safe for skydiving?
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I was just wondering since I'm a designated skydiver, would it be safe to wear RO when SKYDIVING? Would G-force mess up the movement? Should there be no problem, I'd love to wear it in my next jump... Any thoughts / ideas? |
21 May 2013, 11:09 PM | #2 |
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Why would you even take the risk wearing a nice watch skydiving?
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If the g force is so bad, why are you not worried about yourself?
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The question to ask is; is sky-diving 'safe' ?!
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21 May 2013, 11:54 PM | #5 |
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if you hit the ground i'm sure it'll be working better than you!!!
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22 May 2013, 12:07 AM | #9 |
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Which model exactly are you speaking about.
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22 May 2013, 12:25 AM | #10 |
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22 May 2013, 12:09 AM | #11 |
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if your body can withstand it, your watch surely can.
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22 May 2013, 12:11 AM | #12 |
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As gorgeous as a RO is, I don't think it'd complement your jumpsuit well. Maybe try a G-Shock?
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22 May 2013, 12:25 AM | #13 |
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I wouldn't....simple as that, both skydiving and wearing a nice watch skydiving lol
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Lol! This crack a me up.
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22 May 2013, 01:59 AM | #16 |
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I love threads like this....
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22 May 2013, 02:07 AM | #17 |
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Time to consider a Sky Dweller, a tool watch made specifically for this purpose.
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I would wear my lovely Gshock ... its G - shock :)
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why would you even want to ,,, ????
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I think nothing will happen to it. Air Force pilot's are under severe G-Force and their watches keep running just fine.
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26 May 2013, 01:26 PM | #23 |
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If you're a real skydiver, you're probably not going to wear a nice watch like an AP while on a jump: If you make it out of the plane without smashing it on the door or someone's helmut, those buddies of yours are going to steal it from you while on the 3rd point of that 20 way formation. Oops!!!
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26 May 2013, 06:34 PM | #24 |
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I have jumped with my ROO and with my SUB without any issues, so don't you worry about your watch.
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The watch will be fine, go for it!
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27 May 2013, 07:01 AM | #26 |
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I would definately wear it for skydiving. The positive side to this is that if your chute doesn't open you can choose to spend your ladt seconds on earth looking at your watch instead of the ground racing towards you.
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27 May 2013, 08:56 AM | #27 |
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The only g force you'll experience is if you hit the ground at 125mph...
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I have flown jumpers with my 15300 on but would never jump out of the plane with it on...
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27 May 2013, 11:57 AM | #29 |
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The watch will be fine. Go for it. I have jumped a couple times. What a rush!
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27 May 2013, 01:15 PM | #30 |
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So, your chute doesn't open. Do you decide to dive head first to the ground as quick as possible, or flatten your body out to and use wind resistance so you can keep your velocity a little bit slower in hopes of surviving with every bone in your body broken?
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