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Rather a beau geste?Originally Posted by LabelKing
Label King, go and read some PC Wren novels, lest you become too cynical.Originally Posted by Aus_MD
Altruism, or even the idea that it exists, seems unfashionable now. Here is a hero. His selflessness was news here, but I am not sure that it got much coverage in the US. I hope you remember his bravery.Originally Posted by Aus_MD
I don't want to detract from this guy's selfless act, I just want to ask an honest question: Why didn't they jump of the plane? Wouldn't the odds of surviving a jump at the wrong speed and altitude be greater than surviving a crash landing inside the plane?Originally Posted by Renault78law
My thought exactly, weren't they skydiving after all?Originally Posted by imageWIS
I don't want to detract from this guy's selfless act, I just want to ask an honest question: Why didn't they jump of the plane? Wouldn't the odds of surviving a jump at the wrong speed and altitude be greater than surviving a crash landing inside the plane?Originally Posted by Renault78law
Perhaps they didn't have the neccesary altitude for the chutes to completely open. I'd defer that judgment to a skydiving instructor.Originally Posted by DarkNWorn
Altruism, or even the idea that it exists, seems unfashionable now. Here is a hero. His selflessness was news here, but I am not sure that it got much coverage in the US. I hope you remember his bravery.Originally Posted by Aus_MD
I don't want to detract from this guy's selfless act, I just want to ask an honest question: Why didn't they jump of the plane? Wouldn't the odds of surviving a jump at the wrong speed and altitude be greater than surviving a crash landing inside the plane?Originally Posted by Renault78law