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Post by SSK » Sun Dec 30, 2012 2:16 am
30? No way! More like 50+ !
In order to estimate the height you need to have a reference. Based on the height of the ship in the foreground I would estimate at least 350 ft since the ship has a known height of 236 ft.
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Post by balugh » Sun Dec 30, 2012 10:21 am
Now someone needs to shout..."It's behind you!!!!" Then the giant ocean liner will disappear...again...
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Post by johnjohn2103 » Mon Dec 31, 2012 9:43 am
i Think the jumps i'ts between 50- 60 ft ..
Toby you're going to cap town for the King Of the Air ??
I hope to had a wild card for that ...
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Post by Toby » Wed Jan 02, 2013 7:17 pm
but...on my DVD I don't jump as high! Way too dangerous to do crazy things up there...
That is tooooo high
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Post by plummet » Wed Jan 02, 2013 7:52 pm
Toby wrote: but...on my DVD I don't jump as high! Way too dangerous to do crazy things up there...
That is tooooo high
surely a classic tweaked grab would go down a treat at the height?
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Post by Toby » Wed Jan 02, 2013 9:24 pm
Sure, basic non rotating tricks are fine.
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Post by edt » Wed Jan 02, 2013 9:34 pm
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Post by DrLightWind » Sun Jan 20, 2013 2:40 pm
How about this one in land
DrLW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQrm4S70J4o
VIDEO
PS: youtube embed is not working
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Post by Toby » Sun Jan 20, 2013 3:11 pm
it is working, just no "s" at http and always with "www"
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQrm4S70J4o[/youtube]
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Post by Toby » Sun Jan 20, 2013 3:12 pm
on land even crazier !!!
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