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fandomhigh2011-08-12 12:13 am
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Defying Death, Friday, First Period
The Danger Shop was a darkened, empty parking lot today. Well, mostly empty. There were several ramps of various size lined up, along with several sets of pads, helmets, and white jumpsuits. It probably wasn't tough to see where this was going. It was probably easier when Dick rode up to them on a motorcycle, took his helmet off, and started talking.
"Evel Knieval was probably the best known daredevil in the world. If you put something between two ramps and gave him money, he would probably try to jump over it, whether that thing was animals, cars, buses, trucks, or the Snake River Canyon. He destroyed his body several times during his career, but this was still a man who made a living jumping over things on a motorcycle pretty much every week during the 70's."
"There's no real trick to motorcycle jumps. Really, it's all about staying on a good line with the ramp and going fast enough to get the needed air. And more than anything, it's about being absolutely convinced that you're not going to crash horribly, sending you to the hospital for weeks if you're lucky. If you don't have that faith, you should probably stop before you get near the ramp."
"The shop's been programmed to make riding the motorcycles easy for you, so throw on your jumpsuits, pads, and helmets, hop on your bike, and start jumping."
And with that, Dick put his helmet back on, peeled off on his bike, and ended up jumping ten soda trucks. Oh, Danger Shop....
"Evel Knieval was probably the best known daredevil in the world. If you put something between two ramps and gave him money, he would probably try to jump over it, whether that thing was animals, cars, buses, trucks, or the Snake River Canyon. He destroyed his body several times during his career, but this was still a man who made a living jumping over things on a motorcycle pretty much every week during the 70's."
"There's no real trick to motorcycle jumps. Really, it's all about staying on a good line with the ramp and going fast enough to get the needed air. And more than anything, it's about being absolutely convinced that you're not going to crash horribly, sending you to the hospital for weeks if you're lucky. If you don't have that faith, you should probably stop before you get near the ramp."
"The shop's been programmed to make riding the motorcycles easy for you, so throw on your jumpsuits, pads, and helmets, hop on your bike, and start jumping."
And with that, Dick put his helmet back on, peeled off on his bike, and ended up jumping ten soda trucks. Oh, Danger Shop....
OOC
Including the sharks. WHICH WAS THE LAST JUMP HE ACTUALLY ATTEMPTED. How is it not better known that Evel Knievel's career ended when he tried to jump sharks?
And furthermore, WHERE DID HE GET 13 SHARKS TO JUMP IN FREAKING CHICAGO?
Oh, and please keep in mind that any failed jumps will not result in your horrific death and/or injury and will just result in you hovering in place once it's clear things are going bad and then being gently lowered. Even if what causes your jump to go bad is SHARKS.