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[Niamh]

You would so not see me doing that!

[djy78usa]

I just read about an interesting link between literature and paratroopers. You may have noticed the soldier in this picture is wearing a maroon beret. The maroon beret, international symbol of paratroopers, was first introduced by Lt.General Sir Frederick Browning, commander of the British 1st Airborne Division during WWII. The maroon color of the beret was apparently chosen by his wife, novelist/playwright Dame Daphne du Maurier.

[islandclimber]

Nice pictures DJY.. that is pretty sweet.. having to deploy your reserve chute must be pretty exciting.. I've been skydiving a few times now, but I would like to get into basejumping someday... climb the cliff and then basejump off.. that would be so sweet haha.. you ever been?

[djy78usa]

I've never been base-jumping, but I would like to try it someday. As for pulling your reserve being exciting, I guess you can say it is, but probably not in a good way. Luckily, I've never had to go to my reserve (knock on wood). Because we jump at such low altitudes in static-line jumps, you only have a few seconds to pull your reserve if you have a malfunction. The normal procedure is to begin counting, "one thousand, two thousand, three thousand, four thousand," as soon as you exit the aircraft. If your main parachute doesn't deploy before you hit "four thousand" you have to pull your reserve. By that time, you've already fallen a few hundred feet. The reserve takes 100 feet to fully deploy, so If you don't pull it within a matter of seconds, you're going to have a bad day...

[islandclimber]

I've never been base-jumping, but I would like to try it someday. As for pulling your reserve being exciting, I guess you can say it is, but probably not in a good way. Luckily, I've never had to go to my reserve (knock on wood). Because we jump at such low altitudes in static-line jumps, you only have a few seconds to pull your reserve if you have a malfunction. The normal procedure is to begin counting, "one thousand, two thousand, three thousand, four thousand," as soon as you exit the aircraft. If your main parachute doesn't deploy before you hit "four thousand" you have to pull your reserve. By that time, you've already fallen a few hundred feet. The reserve takes 100 feet to fully deploy, so If you don't pull it within a matter of seconds, you're going to have a bad day...

Yeah, that would not be fun... I want to try base jumping but I think if I survive the first few jumps it would be time to quit.. I have to try it snowboarding off the edge of a cliff a few times though.. but seeing as there is something like a 100% chance of being completely maimed or killed once you hit over 200 basejumps, I don't think it is a good idea to keep doing it.. lol..

[Virgil]

The last two pictures are of HALO (high-altitude low-opening) jumpers. HALO is pretty much the military equivalent to sky-diving. The guy in the last picture had a malfunction. His primary canopy failed to completely deploy, so he had to pop his reserve. He was fine, but he did end up in the trees.

Boy that takes guts. I don't think I could do it. I would be the unlucky bastard who would get the one in a million parachute that doesn't open. You guys are really courageous. But what the heck for? [Well, I understand DJ it's part of your job.] Great pictures!!

[Madhuri]

Some pics I took on a trip to the local zoo.

Bear



White Tiger



Royal Bengal Tiger



Lions resting



A bird



Star turtles



Barn Owl



Elephant



Porcupine



Love birds






The language on the top is the local language of this state, and below it is the translation in English.





Its a bit blurred



Crocodiles







Wild Bison

[pussnboots]

nice pictures Madhuri

[ClaesGefvenberg]

Nice to see you back in this thread Maddie Nice pictures too.

/Claes

[Niamh]

love the turtle!!!

[weltanschauung]

[Madhuri]

nice pictures Madhuri

Thanks

Nice to see you back in this thread Maddie Nice pictures too.

/Claes

I havent been able to see as many places as I want to; there arent many places to visit in this city.

love the turtle!!!

Yeah, these were really cute, and very tiny, this turtle is hardly 4-5 inches long; its a baby turtle

[subterranean]

Probably you've seen something more interesting than this one. But this is the first time I came accross it, the organic religion.

[Virgil]

Probably you've seen something more interesting than this one. But this is the first time I came accross it, the organic religion.

Only in New York Subby. I always said that nature has replaced real religion for some.

Nice pictures Maddie. What was separating you from the lions and tigers?

[kiz_paws]

Those pictures were wonderful, djy78usa. You'd not see me jumping out of an aircraft any time soon -- yes you are all brave to do that.

I enjoyed the animal pictures, Maddie, especially the barn owl one (what a look he is giving, and stamping his little feet, too, ha ha!). The white tiger is a very cool animal, I'd love to see one of those.

weltanschauung, this is a well centered picture indeed, and I love the colours. I feel silly because I don't know if that is a bull, a water buffalo, or what, but it looks gentle enough, despite the horns.