Adkins Family Blog » recreation http://adkinsgroup.org/blog Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:00:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Extreme Wingsuit Base Jumping http://adkinsgroup.org/blog/2009/04/13/extreme-wingsuit-base-jumping/ http://adkinsgroup.org/blog/2009/04/13/extreme-wingsuit-base-jumping/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2009 11:17:14 +0000 Brian http://adkinsgroup.org/blog/?p=392 Wow

]]> http://adkinsgroup.org/blog/2009/04/13/extreme-wingsuit-base-jumping/feed/ 0 Time wasters http://adkinsgroup.org/blog/2007/04/22/time-wasters/ http://adkinsgroup.org/blog/2007/04/22/time-wasters/#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2007 21:34:36 +0000 Brian http://lojic.com/blog/?p=24 Outstanding Flash based games

Flash putt-putt golf
If I remember correctly, when I played this putt-putt game back in 2002, my low score was around 27 or so :)

Jump a snowman into a BMW

Shave a Yeti

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BASE is an acronym for building, antenna, span, earth, the four categories of objects from which one can jump in the extreme sport.

BASE jumper dies after leaping from Idaho bridge

Maybe it should stand for “beyond acceptable statistical evaluation” or “beyond any sane evaluation”…

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The view and feeling of hovering were amazing. It really was the closest I’ve ever come to experiencing flight (unaided by plane or hot air balloon of course). Unfortunately, the experience had already been soured by the feeling of being taken advantage of and lied to.

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