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This is an automatic no from me.
Life is filled with enough danger as is if I keep my own two feet firmly planted on the ground.
I have no reason to seek out more of either of those things by jumping out of planes. Honestly, that sounds terrifying.
If I wanted to be scared, I’d watch a horror movie instead. Zombies are frightening enough, and they’re not even real unless you’re talking about traditional Haitian folklore about stealing other people’s souls or those poor little carpenter ants that get infected by Ophiocordyceps unilateralis and start doing things that are very uncharacteristic for their species.
My theory about extreme sports like skydiving is that they mostly appeal to people whose lives are already pretty easy and who crave large doses of adrenaline.
The rest of us are busy just trying to survive one hour or day at a time as health issues, budget considerations, work problems, caregiving responsibilities, etc. pop up. We don’t need extra stuff on our plates. If anything, we probably want some peace and quiet as we rest our nervous systems instead of stimulate them.
We’ll see if this theory actually rings true as responses to this post start popping up. Who knows? Maybe I’m the only WWBC participant who doesn’t want to court danger. I have been wrong about some of my predictions for this community in the past!
George HW Bush had a habit of going sky-diving on his major birthdays, even when he turned 1990…considering how he began his life (barely escaping death in WW2), I’d say he had more than enough adrenaline! Possibly it’s addictive.
It’s a hard no for me, too. Too sensitive to g-forces.
Sheesh! I didn’t know that about him.
Turned 90, rather, not 1990. XD
Heh, I assumed as much.
Hard agree with everything you said, Lydia! Horror movies are far more my speed when it comes to thrill seeking, too.
Glad to hear it!
No. There was a time where I would have done it, but at this point the whole idea just makes me tired.
That’s totally understandable.
I wouldn’t do it today, but I did do it when I was younger and also did a bungee jump for charity. It was less for the adrenalin and more just wanting the experience. These days a horror film is as far as I go.
Interesting!