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Old 04-05-2011, 07:47 AM   #231
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So Tom says "Modern parachutes have accuracy and directional control similar to aircraft". Apparently the chutes of the Golden Knights aren't as good: “Golden Knight gets stuck on ballpark flagpole”, Army Times, August 2010.

As for the Selectmen, perhaps they were influenced by this very recent incident; One dead after skydivers collide in Kentucky"

And he says: "We will bring jobs and $1,000,000 of economic stimulus to the area (and we can prove it)."

Please do so. I'm sure we would all like to see the "proof"!
This is almost like the speed limit argument.
So you cite 2 skydiving accidents. How many successful skydives are there in a year? What exactly are the numbers?
I would be willing to bet that skydiving is safer statistically then driving in my car.
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