# Omnibus Stupid MFers in the news thread (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 5, 2024, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657 "2024-01-05T16:15:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 375
**Author:** ![Mops](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mops/32/16494_2.png) [@Mops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mops)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/7481 "2026-06-16T09:20:11Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > I recall a case of a tourist who did not speak the language of the people hooking her up. In some confusion about the preparation process, she jumped when she had the harness fully on, but the bungee not yet attached to the harness. That ended her vacation and life rather succinctly. Oops. That would be one incident in 2015 in Spain, only the cause was that the victim (a young Dutch woman) _spoke English too well._ The Spanish operator had not attached the cord yet and told her „No jump!“. Only, „No jump!“ did not make sense to her (being Dutch, she of course had good English), so she understood „Now jump!“. (I understand Spanish _no_ does double duty for ‚no‘ and ‚not’, hence the operator‘s phrase in broken English). ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/7482 "2026-06-16T13:22:45Z")
> [@Mops](#): > > The Spanish operator had not attached the cord yet and told her „No jump!“. Only, „No jump!“ did not make sense to her (being Dutch, she of course had good English), so she understood „Now jump!“. How do they know? ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/7483 "2026-06-16T13:28:05Z")
Also, her English couldn’t have been _that_ good if that was the case. I wouldn’t have jumped immediately if I heard “No Jump!”. Or even “Now jump”. Some things you want to make absolutely sure ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/7484 "2026-06-16T13:31:32Z")
Yeah, I’m, for practical purposes, monolingual, and while I’d recognize “no jump” as ungrammatical, I’d also understand exactly what it means. I think it’s more likely that she didn’t hear the “no” at all, than that she misinterpreted it as “now”. Of course, if I were ever to go bungee jumping, I also would keep a careful eye on every step of the preparations, and make sure that I could independently verify that everything was connected, and that there was documentation of proper inspections for everything, before I stepped off the edge. And if I were operating a bungee-jumping event, I’d make sure that there was an employee maintaining physical contact with every customer, and a clear physical barrier, until I had likewise verified everything. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/7485 "2026-06-16T14:22:41Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > And if I were operating a bungee-jumping event, I’d make sure that there was an employee maintaining physical contact with every customer, and a clear physical barrier, until I had likewise verified everything. And I wouldn’t let them anywhere near the edge before I was certain they were fully secured. ---
**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:** [June 16, 2026, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/7486 "2026-06-16T16:08:20Z")
I’m having trouble understanding why someone operating a bungee jump would ever, ever disconnect the bungee cord from the platform. If you absolutely must, like if you’re replacing an old cord with a new one, attach it to the platform first, and only then onto the person who’s about to jump. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/7487 "2026-06-16T16:25:10Z")
The group in this incident doesn’t seem to be professionals, but rather some people trying to make money without knowing what they’re doing while risking people’s lives. A tragic incident like this seems like an inevitability. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/7488 "2026-06-16T16:28:51Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > The guy looks like he expects some sort of big consequences from it. Maybe on probation? Decades ago when we were living in Carson City, in the rural part east of the city proper, one afternoon a helicopter started hovering about fifty feet over our corral. It didn’t have police markings on it and I don’t know what it was up to but it looked like it intended to land. Now, the corral was the only open level spot in the vicinity that wasn’t a road but, forgetting the whole private property thing, - It was illegal to land a helo anywhere in Carson City except the helipad at the hospital. - For reasons I never understood there was an additional law forbidding landing within 500 yards of the Carson River, which we were. - We had four horses in the corral which were going berserk. After staring a moment I ran inside, fetched the Mini-14, and came back out to hold it over my head in both hands. I didn’t have a magazine in it but I had one in my pocket. After a moment it flew off. I was so mad I didn’t get the N-number. Honestly, I expected a visit but nothing happened. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/7489 "2026-06-16T16:47:52Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > The group in this incident doesn’t seem to be professionals, but rather some people trying to make money without knowing what they’re doing while risking people’s lives. Read the same: this was a fly-by-night unpermitted operation. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/7490 "2026-06-16T17:09:35Z")
It wasn’t an actual bungee jump, looking at that rather thin cord. More of a rope jump-the rope stretches slightly, just enough to absorb the sudden stop…well, absorb _some_ of it. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/7491 "2026-06-16T17:49:44Z")
It looks like a stunt that dumb kids would come up with. Not a real operation. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/7492 "2026-06-16T18:06:36Z")
The Wiki on rope jumping is rather eye-opening. In fact, the originator died when it failed to work: [Rope jumping - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rope_jumping) ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/7493 "2026-06-16T18:15:27Z")
Per the Wikipedia article: > Rope jumping is considered a very dangerous sport that requires extensive technical knowledge and preparation to be done safely. Even if they’d attached the rope, these guys could have likely killed her. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/7494 "2026-06-16T19:12:51Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > The Wiki on rope jumping is rather eye-opening. In fact, the originator died when it failed to work: [Rope jumping - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rope_jumping) I think I’ll skip it. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/7495 "2026-06-16T19:30:03Z")
It just mentions in passing he died in 1998 when his anchor system failed. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/7496 "2026-06-16T20:01:19Z")
Skipping rope is probably safe. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/7497 "2026-06-16T23:30:07Z")
Skipping all rope sports is probably safer. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/7498 "2026-06-16T23:38:18Z")
I try not to kink shame folks who are into rope sports. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/7499 "2026-06-17T10:22:35Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > I’m having trouble understanding why someone operating a bungee jump would ever, ever disconnect the bungee cord from the platform. Watch the footage. They didn’t forget to connect the rope to the platform; _they forgot to connect the rope to her_. They just picked up a girl and threw her off a bridge. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/7500 "2026-06-17T11:57:36Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Skipping rope is probably safe. No, that lady skipped the rope, and it was very unsafe. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657.md?page=374) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657.md?page=376)