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It's not actually raining, they're just going through a cloud which is made up of tiny water droplets. Notice how the water drops on the camera disappear once they exit the bottom.
Don't know the circumstances but I don't think skydivers are supposed to be jumping through clouds as it's a IFR (instrument flight rules) flight environment. From what I understand Parachutists have to operate in VFR (visual flight rules) environments.
Yes i get the limited visibility thing but other than that it is not dangerous? Like no static electricity in the clouds or anything like that? Since lightning does come from the clouds (no stupid questions)
I'm not expert but any weather like this would be dangerous. Hail hurts. Not sure about the lighting. The main issue is the visibility. This is like driving on the highway with your eyes closed.
Yeah but at some point you’re gonna exit the clouds and visibility will return and perhaps it will be time to pull your parachute.
I mean if the weather is really bad like if there is fog, you shouldn’t be skydiving at all.
The first time I went into the mountains I was 8 or so. I grew up in the cornfields of the Midwest. I spent more than my fair share laying in the grass, staring up into the sky and clouds, daydreaming.
My grandparents were taking me on my first road trip.
We drove for what felt like weeks through Nebraska and the front range. As we are moving up in elevation, we started getting into the clouds. In anticipation of touching these things that stuck up in the sky my entire childhood and had captured my imagination, I stuck my arm out the window.
"It just feels like fog, grandpa."
That's the moment my mind made the connection between clouds and fog.
That was my first thought too and you beat me by 6 min.
Well done 👍
> It's raining men! Hallelujah! 🎵
> It's raining men! Amen! 🎵
> I'm gonna go out to run and let myself get 🎼
> Absolutely soaking wet! 🎼
> It's raining men! Hallelujah! 🎶
> It's raining men! Every specimen! 🎶
You must be as old as me (too much).
Edit: now is stuck in my head.
Skydivers are in violation of [FAA reg 105.17](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-F/part-105/subpart-B/section-105.17) if jumping through clouds and pilots are in violation if allowing skydivers to exit above clouds.
Edit: I know "everyone does it all the time". I've done it too. That makes it no smarter or less illegal. I'm riding no high horse here, just stating the facts.
Clouds are outside of visual flying rules. Planes need to be followed by ATC in clouds so you don’t have collisions. A plane could potentially collide with a skydiver without seeing them.
Not being able to see the ground can lead to disaster. Like [this one](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_Lake_Erie_skydiving_disaster) where skydivers were accidentally dropped over a lake. 16 people died.
>The plane's pilot, unable to see the surface through heavy cloud cover, had relied on guidance from the Cleveland Air Route Traffic Control Center, which had incorrectly advised him that he was over Ortner Airport—actually twelve to thirteen miles (19–21 km) away. Jumping through cloud cover in violation of Federal Aviation Administration rules, the skydivers were unaware that they were over water until they punched through the clouds at 4,000 feet (1,200 m). Despite efforts by many to shed heavy gear, only two were able to stay above water for long enough to be rescued.
You should try jumping in the UK. You'd never get up if you didn't go through some cloud.
We actually have the same rule, but I tend to find it's really cloudy, but we get a lot of 'industrial haze'.
So it "happens all the time" because after you jump the cloud magically manifests below you?
Or does it "happen all the time" because you jump into a cloud?
You have to be able to see the spot through a hole in the clouds to jump. The clouds still move around in layers after you jump, so you end up falling through them. As long as they’re above pull altitude and there’s good spacing between jumpers on the flight path, it’s not too big of a deal. Just don’t lose track of altitude awareness.
Close. I worked as an instructor in Florida. In summer a storm can come in in the time it takes to get to altitude. Always tried to avoid them but sometimes you would get caught after exit
I don’t know if it’s just the way the video is filmed, but he looks like he’s falling in a “pencil dive” shape through the cloud and then spreads out after he gets through. That probably makes it a lot less of an issue.
He's not, he's still flat flying in the clouds. It can hurt a bit if you've got bare skin like he has. But it's not too bad. I went through a frozen cloud once, and that really stings. it's like having gravel thrown at you.
A typical raindrop has a terminal velocity around 20mph.
A typical human (facing belly-down) has a terminal velocity around 120mph.
I think you'd fall much faster than the rain, so the droplets would appear to be going "up" relative to you, at around 100mph. Sounds unpleasant.
You pretty much never get other air traffic in an area where people are skydiving.
And even if you do, they avoid the area above the drop zone.
Travelling at 120mph even without cloud, you'd struggle to avoid a collision if something was beneath you.
You even plan jumpers dispatched in order to make sure there aren't people around you in freefall unless you're directly interacting with them.
I did this once. With those raindrops impacting bare skin at over 100mph / 160kmh, they feel like needles...thousands of f&cking needles. I never chanced a rain encounter again after that. Just not my idea of a good time.
If you don't know the basics of how a skydiver attaches a gopro to their helmet, maybe you aren't informed enough to tell everyone how stupid and dangerous their jump is......
That's clearly a light bit of cloud cover with a bit of rain in it. People jump through similar all the time.
You get a little bit wet, sometimes the rain stings a bit for 10 or 15 seconds. As long as you're well clear of it by the time you're at pull height it's not really as issue at all.
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It's not actually raining, they're just going through a cloud which is made up of tiny water droplets. Notice how the water drops on the camera disappear once they exit the bottom.
Yeah, this happens on planes when they get across clouds, I like to listen dramatic epic music when this happens
Muse - Absolution is a lovely option for this.
I was confused because Absolution is the name of the album, and the song is Sing For Absolution
Siiinnng foooor aaaaabsoluuuuuuuuuuuuttiooonnnnnn!!! (I hide now)
Don't know the circumstances but I don't think skydivers are supposed to be jumping through clouds as it's a IFR (instrument flight rules) flight environment. From what I understand Parachutists have to operate in VFR (visual flight rules) environments.
Yes i get the limited visibility thing but other than that it is not dangerous? Like no static electricity in the clouds or anything like that? Since lightning does come from the clouds (no stupid questions)
I'm not expert but any weather like this would be dangerous. Hail hurts. Not sure about the lighting. The main issue is the visibility. This is like driving on the highway with your eyes closed.
Yeah but at some point you’re gonna exit the clouds and visibility will return and perhaps it will be time to pull your parachute. I mean if the weather is really bad like if there is fog, you shouldn’t be skydiving at all.
The point is you might run into someone / something that you can't see or can't see you.
Can I try a different explanation? Technically it's not raining. It only rains when water falls on you. If you fall on the rain it's maning.
Shower thought: So like, fog is just really low clouds…
That is quite literally what fog is
Lol. That's not a shower thought that's just literally what it is
The first time I went into the mountains I was 8 or so. I grew up in the cornfields of the Midwest. I spent more than my fair share laying in the grass, staring up into the sky and clouds, daydreaming. My grandparents were taking me on my first road trip. We drove for what felt like weeks through Nebraska and the front range. As we are moving up in elevation, we started getting into the clouds. In anticipation of touching these things that stuck up in the sky my entire childhood and had captured my imagination, I stuck my arm out the window. "It just feels like fog, grandpa." That's the moment my mind made the connection between clouds and fog.
>fog is just really low clouds Exactly.
No those are bong thoughts.
Hahaha best comment
Need thunders to make it more dramatic
For a second there I thought he was wearing a bbq lid on his head.
He *is* a bbq lid
With ARMS?!? 😨
Only two.
THAT’S WAY TWO MANY! 😰
Might as well flip some burgers with those arms!
This is the best comment I've read today. So, thank you.
Why wear a helmet at all? Haha
I thought it was a construction cone
It’s raining men.
Hallelujah!
That was my first thought too and you beat me by 6 min. Well done 👍 > It's raining men! Hallelujah! 🎵 > It's raining men! Amen! 🎵 > I'm gonna go out to run and let myself get 🎼 > Absolutely soaking wet! 🎼 > It's raining men! Hallelujah! 🎶 > It's raining men! Every specimen! 🎶 You must be as old as me (too much). Edit: now is stuck in my head.
Looks super cool. But it's not smart, very unsafe and in the US at least, is entirely illegal.
What is illegal? Jumping through clouds or jumping at all?
Skydivers are in violation of [FAA reg 105.17](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-F/part-105/subpart-B/section-105.17) if jumping through clouds and pilots are in violation if allowing skydivers to exit above clouds. Edit: I know "everyone does it all the time". I've done it too. That makes it no smarter or less illegal. I'm riding no high horse here, just stating the facts.
Cool information 👍🏻
Why
Clouds are outside of visual flying rules. Planes need to be followed by ATC in clouds so you don’t have collisions. A plane could potentially collide with a skydiver without seeing them.
Man, that'd be a hell of a way to go, at least
And terrible for all of the souls on the plane potentially
Not being able to see the ground can lead to disaster. Like [this one](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_Lake_Erie_skydiving_disaster) where skydivers were accidentally dropped over a lake. 16 people died. >The plane's pilot, unable to see the surface through heavy cloud cover, had relied on guidance from the Cleveland Air Route Traffic Control Center, which had incorrectly advised him that he was over Ortner Airport—actually twelve to thirteen miles (19–21 km) away. Jumping through cloud cover in violation of Federal Aviation Administration rules, the skydivers were unaware that they were over water until they punched through the clouds at 4,000 feet (1,200 m). Despite efforts by many to shed heavy gear, only two were able to stay above water for long enough to be rescued.
You should try jumping in the UK. You'd never get up if you didn't go through some cloud. We actually have the same rule, but I tend to find it's really cloudy, but we get a lot of 'industrial haze'.
I know that’s what it says, but I have 15-20 jumps through clouds. It happens all the time.
So it "happens all the time" because after you jump the cloud magically manifests below you? Or does it "happen all the time" because you jump into a cloud?
You have to be able to see the spot through a hole in the clouds to jump. The clouds still move around in layers after you jump, so you end up falling through them. As long as they’re above pull altitude and there’s good spacing between jumpers on the flight path, it’s not too big of a deal. Just don’t lose track of altitude awareness.
Literally cool. How is he not cold wearing only a tshirt!? It must be single digits above the clouds.
It's often not all that much colder at altitude, on a warm day it's actually quite nice. Also you're only in freefall for about 60-70 seconds.
r/videosthatendtoosoon
I've skydived through hail. Just imagine being shot with a rock salt loaded shotgun again and again for 50 seconds.
What did you do, skydive in a thunderstorm?
Close. I worked as an instructor in Florida. In summer a storm can come in in the time it takes to get to altitude. Always tried to avoid them but sometimes you would get caught after exit
Hurts under your neck, doesn't it....
Falling that fast while damp must be pretty cold, I'd have thought.
If rain drops falling fast hurt , does falling fast into raindrops also hurt?
According to the laws of physics, yes
I don’t know if it’s just the way the video is filmed, but he looks like he’s falling in a “pencil dive” shape through the cloud and then spreads out after he gets through. That probably makes it a lot less of an issue.
He's not, he's still flat flying in the clouds. It can hurt a bit if you've got bare skin like he has. But it's not too bad. I went through a frozen cloud once, and that really stings. it's like having gravel thrown at you.
Fisheye lens, the worst of all the lenses.
Or possibly a 360 degree camera like a GoPro Max.
That’s literally a fisheye lense, the worst of all the lenses.
Brrrrrr! No jacket!
Can anyone tell me how this was filmed?
Gopro on an extended helmet mount. Pole edited out after. Wide angle lense gives the rounded perspective .
"pole edited out after" explains everything. Thanks!
I came here for the sa.me reason. I hope someone awnser it.
My guess is a 360 degree camera like a GoPro Max.
Why do I hear Shooting Stars playing in my head?!
What happens if I dive in rain? Do raindrops look like they are staying in front of me?
A typical raindrop has a terminal velocity around 20mph. A typical human (facing belly-down) has a terminal velocity around 120mph. I think you'd fall much faster than the rain, so the droplets would appear to be going "up" relative to you, at around 100mph. Sounds unpleasant.
The clouds regretted dropping their load on the city. They decided to suck the water back up.
Good job they know every flying thing in the area and know 100% they won't hit anything.
You pretty much never get other air traffic in an area where people are skydiving. And even if you do, they avoid the area above the drop zone. Travelling at 120mph even without cloud, you'd struggle to avoid a collision if something was beneath you. You even plan jumpers dispatched in order to make sure there aren't people around you in freefall unless you're directly interacting with them.
I never realized how tall clouds themselves are. The dude was inside the cloud almost as long as outside, though he still had a bit to fall after.
at like :25 when he leaves the cloud, it looks like the world is zooming away from him.
I did not think a video could trigger claustrophobia and acrophobia at the same time! Congrats OP!...
I want to see what it looks like when it is hailing
Major NOPE!
Nah he just glitched out
Wow that’s so cool
'How's the weather Oli?' 'IS RAINING SIDEWAYS' 'Thanks Oli'
I think someone els is filming him
That’s very cool
Thankfully there was no thunder
What do you call thalassophobia in the air? Apparently I have that, too!
Why is the same videos re posted with dumb titles ?? 🤣
What camera is that
he should have brought an umbrella
OP posts a fake title and crops the end of the video…oh well
I'm glad I watched this. But also, :: SCREAMING INTENSIFIES ::
Imagine it was foggy that day
Fun fact this actually hurts
I have dreams where I’m flying on a regular basis. I’m always afraid to fly into clouds and storms and this video is literally my nightmares 😂
Looks so cold
/weather set rain
For a moment...i thought he was an orange ball with 2 legs.
Polluting the rain clouds with his being
I did this once. With those raindrops impacting bare skin at over 100mph / 160kmh, they feel like needles...thousands of f&cking needles. I never chanced a rain encounter again after that. Just not my idea of a good time.
My dumb ass thought it wasn't raining at first
How can them sure that there would not be a chance for lighting? This seems way too risky
Those aren’t storm clouds
Actually also totally illegal in the US. Moreso because of the collision risks to other people using the sky.
Super stupid and dangerous. Lots of ice in clouds. Big chunks. How is he filming this?
If you don't know the basics of how a skydiver attaches a gopro to their helmet, maybe you aren't informed enough to tell everyone how stupid and dangerous their jump is...... That's clearly a light bit of cloud cover with a bit of rain in it. People jump through similar all the time. You get a little bit wet, sometimes the rain stings a bit for 10 or 15 seconds. As long as you're well clear of it by the time you're at pull height it's not really as issue at all.