08-05-2011, 11:58 PM
Jumping off the empire state building: You're basically a few hundred feet above the New York Skyline, which is then a few hundred feet above the ground. And so no extra equipment = death. Same with smoking: You don't have any extra equipment, and it ends with death.
Wheras when skydiving, you have a parachute, you generally do it in a group, and you always aim for some sort of field where there are no obstructions.
Wheras when skydiving, you have a parachute, you generally do it in a group, and you always aim for some sort of field where there are no obstructions.