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minus-squareTrollTrollrolllol@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoYou jump out, basket starts swinging wildly from the sudden shift in weight, balloon collapses, basket falls to ground.
minus-squareJordanZ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-24 days agoAs a skydiver, we jump out of hot air balloons all the time. 3-4 people usually. It’s not a big deal. Edit: missing word
minus-squareTheparishofChigwell@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoI’ve never been in one, but the mass of three other people coupled with the mass of the counterweights and the basket itself must allow for individual exits without that scenario unfolding, surely?
minus-squareTrollTrollrolllol@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoI dunno I was just offering a scenario
minus-squareTheparishofChigwell@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoYeah thx I just like to explore ideas Others commented the balloon can collapse due to the sudden shift in weight causing it to shoot up I’ve made up my mind not to jump from hot air balloons mid flight now The more you know
You jump out, basket starts swinging wildly from the sudden shift in weight, balloon collapses, basket falls to ground.
As a skydiver, we jump out of hot air balloons all the time. 3-4 people usually. It’s not a big deal.
Edit: missing word
I’ve never been in one, but the mass of three other people coupled with the mass of the counterweights and the basket itself must allow for individual exits without that scenario unfolding, surely?
I dunno I was just offering a scenario
Yeah thx I just like to explore ideas
Others commented the balloon can collapse due to the sudden shift in weight causing it to shoot up
I’ve made up my mind not to jump from hot air balloons mid flight now
The more you know