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I jumped from a plane – and my parachute failed. As I hurtled towards earth, I felt oddly calm (www.theguardian.com)
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At 4,000ft, Jordan Hatmaker pulled the string and realised something was very wrong. With the speed of her descent increasing, she braced herself for impact

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[–] chickenf622 15 points 3 months ago

Actually read the article it's more a recount of what happened, and some pretty normal emotional responses to hitting the fucking ground at terminal velocity.