Monday, March 10, 2008
Okay, a bit off topic, but amazing when you think about it. During my hour trek each day to and from work, I listen to a talk radio show on XM radio. Today they had a Navy SEAL on the show who had arrived home over the weekend. 
He was a big fan of the show, so he decided to stop by. Okay, the amazing part. The hosts, along with callers, were polling the SEAL about things he'd done - most I couldn't even fathom. The topic came up about different ways SEALs are deployed into an area - sea, air and land. When by air they often jump at 35,000 feet and they don't open their parachutes until around 3,500 feet - no mistake in the number of zeros. Jumping at 35,000 is like walking out of commerical airline, at cruising altitude and falling 31,500 feet. Okay, if you're not impressed yet, that fall can take them up to 15-20 minutes. Still not impressed, well I am. Of course there were many other impressive things, but seriously, consider those stats.
He was a big fan of the show, so he decided to stop by. Okay, the amazing part. The hosts, along with callers, were polling the SEAL about things he'd done - most I couldn't even fathom. The topic came up about different ways SEALs are deployed into an area - sea, air and land. When by air they often jump at 35,000 feet and they don't open their parachutes until around 3,500 feet - no mistake in the number of zeros. Jumping at 35,000 is like walking out of commerical airline, at cruising altitude and falling 31,500 feet. Okay, if you're not impressed yet, that fall can take them up to 15-20 minutes. Still not impressed, well I am. Of course there were many other impressive things, but seriously, consider those stats. 0 Comments:
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