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by psyc 3337 days ago
Paraglider here. Having met many hundreds of flying contraption enthusiasts, I'd say as a population we're much less bothered about maiming and killing ourselves than average.
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From "The World's Fastest Indian"

Tom: Aren't you scared you'll kill yourself if you crash?

Burt Munro: No... You live more in five minutes on a bike like this going flat out than some people live in a lifetime.

Indeed. YOLO.