Re: [Kramer] What Are The "Right Reasons" For BASE Jumping?
This is my response from years ago. Don't forget, Its tongue in cheek.
Why B.A.S.E. Jump?
By Tom Begic
The following was extracted from the B.A.S.E. Board Internet site:
Skydiving Whuffo: "Why would anyone want to jump from a small building or antenna, when you get a lot more freefall jumping at 14K ?"
Reply by Tom:
WHY?
Because we can.
Because we want to.
Because we choose to.
Just to annoy whuffo's have them ask silly questions like "Why for you jumping off them perfectly good cliffs?".
So we can have more fun than 99.9999% of the worlds population.
So we can incorporate other activities like exercise, hiking and seeing the outdoors.
Because everyone can jump from 14K but only a few thousand can jump from 0.14K.
Because sometimes in life a few seconds of absolute pleasure is better than a minute of good pleasure.
Because we need something more challenging and visually stimulating than skydiving.
To pad out the resume.
To pick up chicks.
To promote world peace.
To keep Annie, Todd, Adam, et al employed.
Because we can't afford jump tickets.
Because some of us probably broke rules in skydiving and aren't allowed to jump out of planes anymore.
To keep park rangers employed and busy.
So we don't have to set up scaffolding to do external multi story building inspections or to suss out climbing routes on cliffs.
It was a failed suicide attempt, damned parachute saves me everytime (so far) - do other jumpers have this same problem?
Because it annoys the hell out of loved ones.
Due to undersupply and addiction to encephalins and endorphins.
Because we're too lazy to walk both up and down an object.
University studies have proven that B.A.S.E. jumping improves libido, helps in weight loss, speeds up the metabolism, cures sexual problems such as premature ejaculation, prevents hair loss, adds body and bounce to your hair, makes your skin supple and smooth, gives you shining white teeth, cures cancer (unless you jump from antennas), cures AIDS etc, etc.....
