Oh, I don’t think that’s going to be a problem.
by schwim on Feb.02, 2010, under Humorous
The fact that the author thought instructions on how to fall 35,000 feet and live was a feasible how-to article is kind of funny. It pales in comparison however, to this little tid-bit of info buried inside:
Then, if a feet-first entry is inevitable, the most important piece of advice, for reasons both unmentionable and easily understood, is to clench your butt.
Mental note: The next time I’m thrust out of a commercial airliner at cruising altitude, I absolutely must remember to put my reading material aside, pull my earphones and clench my asshole tightly at the end of the fall.