• korfuri@sh.itjust.works
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    3 years ago

    Paragliding is an unforgiving sport: you’re gliding, hoping to find updrafts to give you some more altitude so you can reach high enough to cross to another spot that hopefully also has an updraft, etc.

    At a guess, this guy was hoping that he’d find a last-resort updraft in this area. OP, do you live maybe in a small-ish built area surrounded by fields or forest? Those tend to get hotter than their surroundings and are great for updrafts. But generally you don’t want to land in residential areas, there full of obstacles which make for unpleasant landing conditions.

    • Num10ck
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      3 years ago

      lots of these guys end up drowning

  • Oka@lemmy.ml
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    3 years ago

    So a guy parachuted into the neighbor’s yard they other daaaaay~

    • R0cket_M00se
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      3 years ago

      2 stroke? 4 stroke?

      What’s your town to highway mileage?

      You fill’n 'er up in town, right?

    • NickwithaC
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      3 years ago

      No, Shari Bobbins! I’m an original creation!