# I joined the 2.5 mile high club today. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 16, 2012, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-joined-the-2-5-mile-high-club-today/631648 "2012-08-16T04:31:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Curiosity\_Kills\_Her](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@Curiosity\_Kills\_Her](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Curiosity_Kills_Her)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-joined-the-2-5-mile-high-club-today/631648/1 "2012-08-16T04:31:16Z")
Granted, the gentleman was strapped to my backside and we were fully outfitted in super-stylish jumpsuits, but it was likely the closest I’ll ever come to, you know, getting _close_ while airborne. I also turned 40. I figured since I’m just over the hill I may as well start my descent at 180mph. 100% worthwhile. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-joined-the-2-5-mile-high-club-today/631648/2 "2012-08-16T05:04:16Z")
Rock on! And happy birthday. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-joined-the-2-5-mile-high-club-today/631648/3 "2012-08-16T05:48:00Z")
> [@Curiosity\_Kills\_Her](#): > > Granted, the gentleman was strapped to my backside Hey, we all have our preferences. 🆒 You little freak, you. ---
**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-joined-the-2-5-mile-high-club-today/631648/4 "2012-08-16T06:05:47Z")
That’s very cool! and I’d never do it in a million years. But it must have been exhilarating, and with your a(l)ttitude, you’ll go far. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-joined-the-2-5-mile-high-club-today/631648/5 "2012-08-16T12:39:43Z")
Way to go! And happy birthday! ---
**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-joined-the-2-5-mile-high-club-today/631648/6 "2012-08-16T13:25:38Z")
I jumped out of plane for the first time about a month ago. Free fall is like nothing else and it’s one hell of a rush. May you have another 40 years of jumping out of planes! ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-joined-the-2-5-mile-high-club-today/631648/7 "2012-08-16T13:29:38Z")
I jumped once, and with the exception of my wedding day and the birth of my kids, it was the most exhilerating thing I’ve ever done. And it was also the only time I’ve ever had a guy strapped to my backside. Funny thing is, my wife had some strange guy strapped to her backside at the same time, and she enjoyed her ride as much as I did. Hmm… ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-joined-the-2-5-mile-high-club-today/631648/8 "2012-08-16T13:42:36Z")
Can I just say Excellent username/post content combination. Also Happy Birthday! ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-joined-the-2-5-mile-high-club-today/631648/9 "2012-08-16T14:26:24Z")
> [@Moonlitherial](#): > > Can I just say Excellent username/post content combination. > > Also Happy Birthday! +1 ---
**Author:** ![PoorYorick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecccb3/32.png) [@PoorYorick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoorYorick)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-joined-the-2-5-mile-high-club-today/631648/10 "2012-08-16T14:45:27Z")
> [@corkboard](#): > > Funny thing is, my wife had some strange guy strapped to her backside at the same time, and she enjoyed her ride as much as I did. > > Hmm… Hmph. Swinging’s so passe. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Doom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Dr\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Doom)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-joined-the-2-5-mile-high-club-today/631648/11 "2012-08-16T15:12:00Z")
Congratulations! I would love to parachute some day. I went hanggliding (as a passenger) last year, and I was in a doors-off helicopter tour this year, and the initial feeling/sensation was quite similar. I found both of the experiences almost peaceful, in a strange heartpounding way. ---
**Author:** ![PeacePlease](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/71c47a/32.png) [@PeacePlease](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PeacePlease)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-joined-the-2-5-mile-high-club-today/631648/12 "2012-08-16T17:14:29Z")
So cool! Happy belated b-day and what a great way to celebrate a milestone. My Dad just did this last February. He’s 78. He frickin’ LOVED it. He did it with my 85 year old uncle…who, um, liked it but was absolutely terrified before the jump. It is something that I’ve always wanted to do. Unfortunately, there are weight limits to tandem jumps and I haven’t reached that goal yet! Good for you…takes a lot of guts to jump out of a plane at 13,000 feet!!! Yay!!! Glad it was such a rush. ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-joined-the-2-5-mile-high-club-today/631648/13 "2012-08-16T18:35:31Z")
Congratulations and happy birthday!! That sounds like so much fun!! ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-joined-the-2-5-mile-high-club-today/631648/14 "2012-08-16T18:58:22Z")
Happy Birthday! (…imagine the poor guy 2.5 miles below though. "…dammit! Bird poop!? ) ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2012, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-joined-the-2-5-mile-high-club-today/631648/15 "2012-08-17T01:49:29Z")
Happy Birthday! I went skydiving a few years ago, and it was awesome. I’m turning 40 in a few months, and I have a few friends who say they want to go jump…so I get a little group together and go do it. -D/a ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2012, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-joined-the-2-5-mile-high-club-today/631648/16 "2012-08-17T03:48:51Z")
Happy Birthday! I’d love to try that, skydiving I mean, not strapping myself to your backside. On 2nd thought… ---
**Author:** ![Lust4Life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecc23a/32.png) [@Lust4Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lust4Life)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2012, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-joined-the-2-5-mile-high-club-today/631648/17 "2012-08-17T11:55:16Z")
Good for you, now that you’ve set a precedent carry on living life to the full ! Todays 40 is yesterdays 25. (Because we live longer, age slower and have healthier diets ) Keep learning, keep living, keep expanding your experiences. Have fun, and Happy Birthday ! ---
**Author:** ![Novalyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@Novalyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novalyne)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2012, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-joined-the-2-5-mile-high-club-today/631648/18 "2012-08-17T15:42:59Z")
Happy birthday! I did a tandem a couple of years ago. After the tandem instructor got through cinching us together, he made the comment that this was probably the closest I was ever going to get to someone I’d only met 15 minutes ago! The first time was exhilarating but also a huge blur of adrenaline and noise and waving to the camera. I want to do it again so that I can properly appreciate the view. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2012, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-joined-the-2-5-mile-high-club-today/631648/19 "2012-08-17T15:56:46Z")
I did a solo jump back when I was maybe 21. It was a static line, so the chute opens automatically. But that first 10 seconds or so is absolutely thrillingly exhilarating. It takes quite a bit of courage to jump out of a plane, as I learned. Oh, and happy birthday. ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2012, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-joined-the-2-5-mile-high-club-today/631648/20 "2012-08-17T16:46:09Z")
Congrats and Happy B-Day! So what’s next on the list? I highly recommend any of the following: Rappelling, Ridge soaring in a glider, learn to surf, take a high speed driving course. The last one’s on my list… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-joined-the-2-5-mile-high-club-today/631648.md?page=2)