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13 Thoughts That Rush Through Your Head When You Jump Out Of A Plane At 15,000 Feet

Why everyone should go sky diving.

Renée Kennedy
Feb 27, 2019
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13 Thoughts That Rush Through Your Head When You Jump Out Of A Plane At 15,000 Feet
Renee Kennedy

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In about 30 minutes you will be 15,000 feet off the ground, dangling your legs out of a suspiciously small airplane. Your mother has called you nine times trying to talk you out of it but nothing will change your mind now. The ground begins to resemble a map and everyone becomes an ant as you ascend into the air. Before you've had a chance to hold your breath or whisper your last prayer, you're tumbling through the sky, with no clue which way is up.

These are the things that rush through your head.

1. I can't believe I'm doing this

Moments before dangling my feet out of the plane.

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I can't turn back now, I can't believe we're going first, I should've answered my mom's calls, what if I hate this, what if I get sick?

2. If I close my eyes and hold my breath maybe I won't...

The moment I realized I was actually about to fall out of a perfectly good airplane.

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Nope, I'm still falling out of a perfectly good airplane.

3. OH MY GOD, I'M SKYDIVING

Pure ecstasy.

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THERE'S THE GROUND, it's blurry, BUT THERE IT IS!

4. OK wait this is kinda fun, this isn't so bad

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I am the coolest person on the planet. Well, not on the planet — you know what I mean.

5. I FORGOT I'M ON CAMERA (gives thumbs up to the go pro on the large man's arm)

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I'm good, this is good, everything's good.

6. Whoa my lips are flapping so much

I can't control my face.

7. This is going to look so bad in the video

Oh well, too late now.

8. WAIT, WAIT — When is the parachute supposed to come out?!

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OK, I think he's pulling it.

9. Shit, shit, shit — OK, it's out — I'm alive, but I definitely have whiplash

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Whoa yup there it goes.

10. OH MY GOD, EARTH IS BEAUTIFUL

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I'm on cloud nine, literally.

11. OK, you're letting me steer? I don't think that's safe

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I've seen horror stories on the news about this.

12. OK, that was fun, can we go back up?

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Like right now.

13. No seriously, please

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PLEASE.

The moment your feet touch the ground, about a hundred emotions rush through your body. You're so excited and full of adrenaline you can barely catch your breath. The second you land you want nothing more than to go back up and fall all over again. That view that most see from an airplane window… YOU JUST SAW IT IN REAL LIFE.

After jumping out of a plane, you feel as though you can conquer anything. Your confidence is boosted beyond normal levels and everything in life suddenly becomes attainable.

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