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  1. whats the record for the highest drop on a unicycle?
    im planning one thats about 40foot to go on my video... would this put
    me at the top? and how would i get it recognised as a world record?

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  2. 40ft wow! Good Luck! you're very brave i've done so far about...4 cm :p

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  3. its into water... am i less cool now?
    should i get some sperm frozen first incase i ever wanna have babies?

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  4. north said:

    *... am i less cool now?
    *

    Yes

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  5. cheers...
    but youll all laugh when i have to have my7 sorry, unconcious ass
    rescued... which is the important thing...

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  6. I've got a vid of someone doin a HUGE drop into water, its impressive.
    But it's been done before so I don't think you'll be in the record books
    pal and seein as its into water its not exactly Xtreme but still it'll
    add somethin kool and different to your film.
    Jas'o

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  7. fine! but have it on your conscience when i die doing forty feet to
    'crete 😉

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  8. Quoted message said:

    should i get some sperm frozen first incase i ever wanna have babies?

    haha maybe you should start writing a will as well... and maybe pick a
    song for your funeral? maybe 'i will survive' just a thought, not trying
    to suggest anytthing..

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  9. how about "indestructable" by rancid...
    or "giving gravity a hand" by ten foot pole?

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  10. north said:

    *its into water... am i less cool now?*


    Yes, but you're also a lot less stupid.

    So you want to set a record for dropping into water "on" a unicycle?
    Don't know the previous mark for that one, but don't think it's
    something Guinness would be interested in listing either.

    I've heard stories of at least two different people skydiving on
    unicycles. I don't know if either of them were able to ride away from
    their landings, but you weren't planning to either. I think they've got
    you beat.

    For a "real" drop record, you'd probably have to divide it up into
    landing types. First, I'd think it only matters if you ride away. Then,
    there would be different degrees of difficulty for angle of landing
    surface, and what it's made out of. Rock would count the most, followed
    by concrete, asphalt, gravel, etc.

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  11. i think its about 14 feet by kris but it was into to snow so i dont
    really count it, i think for it to count it should be to flat or a
    wooden or dirt tranny. Not snow or water ( or sand )

    justin.

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  12. In UNiVERsE II, Sem Abrahams does a really huge drop into water on his
    uni. I don't know the height, though.

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  13. It was somewhere around 80'. Sorry north, but you lose. Don't bother, it
    doesn't even look that cool. Ryan Atkins has done 20', and I tell you, I
    find video of those drops kinda stupid.

    As for dropping into snow, I think much less of anyone who is ignorant
    enough to discount 14' as a dropping record because it had some snow at
    the bottom. Snow is realtively solid water, and from 14', even water
    feels like cement, so snow can't be all that great. Also, who's gonna be
    the dumba$$ who tries to break a 14' drop to flat. I wouldn't even do
    that with my feet! They may get your respect, but I don't think anyone
    comes out a winner in that scenario. That's like the in line skater who
    aired a 25-35 set (BIG), and when he landed his left shin snapped and
    popped the bone through the front of his leg, and the left shin popped
    off the leg at the knee, breaking through the skin. He got the record,
    and landed it, but was he really a winner?

    Also, Kris has done 16' onto sand before, or so I hear.

    I don't care what solid you land on, a big drop is a big drop. And also,
    who cares about the drop record that much? There's so much more to
    unicycling than how far you can abuse your body and unicycle before you
    decide that something ain't right.

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  14. Here is the big drop into water in Universe 2. I think it's Karl. I
    don't know how high it was.

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  15. john_childs said:

    *Here is the big drop into water in Universe 2. I think it's Karl.*

    I asked Karl while we were in Moab, and he confirmed that it was him
    jumping into Lake Powell.

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  16. gerblefranklin said:

    *It was somewhere around 80'. Sorry north, but you lose. Don't bother,
    it doesn't even look that cool. Ryan Atkins has done 20', and I tell
    you, I find video of those drops kinda stupid.

    As for dropping into snow, I think much less of anyone who is ignorant
    enough to discount 14' as a dropping record because it had some snow
    at the bottom. Snow is realtively solid water, and from 14', even
    water feels like cement, so snow can't be all that great. Also, who's
    gonna be the dumba$$ who tries to break a 14' drop to flat. I wouldn't
    even do that with my feet! They may get your respect, but I don't
    think anyone comes out a winner in that scenario. That's like the in
    line skater who aired a 25-35 set (BIG), and when he landed his left
    shin snapped and popped the bone through the front of his leg, and the
    left shin popped off the leg at the knee, breaking through the skin.
    He got the record, and landed it, but was he really a winner?

    Also, Kris has done 16' onto sand before, or so I hear.

    I don't care what solid you land on, a big drop is a big drop. And
    also, who cares about the drop record that much? There's so much more
    to unicycling than how far you can abuse your body and unicycle before
    you decide that something ain't right. *

    Well said.

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  17. clearly some one hasnt got enough skill to try drops like that so he
    argues about it to compensate for his lack of riding abilities🙄
    i never said i wasnt impressed by the drop its just that i feel theres
    no real skill involved if u need something to help u pull off a move
    like landing in snow or sand ( or water ). Now if u were to use a dirt
    or wooden tranny then thats different because not only do u have to
    worry about the drop but u need to worry about were your gunna go after
    that.

    justin.

    p.s. i love starting flame wars😄

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  18. north said:

    *whats the record for the highest drop on a unicycle?
    im planning one thats about 40foot to go on my video... would this put
    me at the top? and how would i get it recognised as a world record? *

    I think you should GO FOR IT! You'll be cool... You'll be popular...
    Everyone is doing it... All the girls at school will like you... It
    will make you look dangerous. Did I mention you'll be cool?

    But seriously, there are much more impressive things you can do on a
    unicycle. The technical steeps that take several presision steps is
    much more impressive and takes more skill; and you have far less chance
    of bustin' your gord if you miss. Going back up the same is even more
    impressive. Many examples of this in Moab.

    Like in whitewater kayaking. Most anyone can throw themselves off a 30+
    foot waterfall into a deep rockless pool. The real skill is going down
    a class V rapid that has multiple 3-5 foot drops, holes, rocks and such.

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  19. gerblefranklin said:

    *who's gonna be the dumba$$ who tries to break a 14' drop to flat.*

    That would be me then...

    Quoted message said:

    *There's so much more to unicycling than how far you can abuse your
    body and unicycle before you decide that something ain't right. *

    I know, but its fun...

    Ed Hansen said:

    *But seriously, there are much more impressive things you can do on a
    unicycle*

    Yes there are more impressive things i can do on a unicycle... and rest
    assured ill be doing them, but whether you guys like silly stunts or not
    (which is more than probably related to how much balls you yourselves
    have) i do... so ill do it and film it anyway, and we'll see who
    laughs...

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  20. unibrow said:

    *clearly some one hasnt got enough skill to try drops like that so he
    argues about it to compensate for his lack of riding
    abilities🙄 i never said i wasnt impressed by the drop its
    just that i feel theres no real skill involved if u need something to
    help u pull off a move like landing in snow or sand ( or water ). Now
    if u were to use a dirt or wooden tranny then thats different because
    not only do u have to worry about the drop but u need to worry about
    were your gunna go after that.

    justin.

    p.s. i love starting flame wars😄 *

    Damn straight I don't have the skill to drop 14', and nor do you!

    BTW, I've landed 8' to a dirt rollout. I'd be a dumbass to go bigger, as
    a big drop to a rollout is only fun to a point. If I were looking for
    more airtime, I wouldn't be unicycling, I'd be skydiving!

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