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2017-11-13 -Obits-

Attempt at Unassisted Human Flight Appears to Have Ended Life of Henry Badenhorst

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Posted by Besoeker 2017-11-13 06:32|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 If you want to fly unassisted you have to aim at the ground and miss. The aiming part is easy, it's the missing part that's hard.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2017-11-13 08:02|| 2017-11-13 08:02|| Front Page Top

#2 Of course you also have Flat Earth advocates who insist gravity does not exist

Posted by Cheaderhead 2017-11-13 09:07|| 2017-11-13 09:07|| Front Page Top

#3 It's not the fall that gets you. It's that damn sudden stop.

Posted by Vast Right Wing Conspiracy 2017-11-13 12:52|| 2017-11-13 12:52|| Front Page Top

#4 I'm getting a strong Douglas Adams theme here from the comments.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2017-11-13 14:47|| 2017-11-13 14:47|| Front Page Top

#5 Sadly, another social trend popularized by the US.
Assisted flight.

Posted by Skidmark 2017-11-13 16:29|| 2017-11-13 16:29|| Front Page Top

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