pjbooks Chapter 180 Because I'm Your Brother
Chapter 180 Because I'm Your Brother
Chapter 180 Because I'm Your Brother
How to put it? In this process, people's vision and hearing have undergone fundamental changes.
With no more hatches to obstruct the view, Ma Jieke saw an unprecedented 360-degree panoramic view, with the sky and earth seemingly enveloping him like a giant dome.
Because you are very far from the ground and there are no familiar reference points, such as trees and buildings passing by quickly, you can hardly feel your body falling at high speed. Instead, you feel like a feather hovering in the air. It is a very counterintuitive and wonderful experience.
As for hearing, it provides the most intuitive understanding of what a howling wind is, accompanied by increasing acceleration.
Under such overwhelming noise, one can hardly hear one's own voice or the voices of others. Even if you scream involuntarily, you won't know you're screaming because it will be drowned out by the wind noise.
After enjoying a brief moment of peak sensory experience, Ma Jie adopted the most standard posture for freefall, which can also be said to be the most basic.
This involves extending both arms and legs while bending backward at a 45-degree angle, so that the abdomen points towards the ground, and the back naturally forms a curved "bow" or "banana".
Then hold this position without moving, look up straight ahead or slightly upward, and absolutely do not look down, as this will easily disrupt your body shape and cause you to roll over.
The reason for doing this is to increase its cross-sectional area to increase air resistance, thereby significantly improving terminal speed.
The so-called terminal velocity is not difficult to understand. When a human body falls, it is subjected to two forces: gravity and air resistance.
Initially, the person fell at a speed of 9.8 meters per second.
However, because the force of gravity is much greater than the air resistance at this time, the human body will fall faster under the influence of gravitational acceleration.
At the end of the 1rd second, the speed is approximately 9.8 m/s.
At the end of the 2rd second, the speed is approximately 19.6 m/s.
At the end of the 3rd second, the speed is approximately 29.4 m/s.
As the descent speed increases, air resistance also increases.
Following Ma Jie's standard posture, once the acceleration reaches the fifth to sixth second, which is approximately 54m/s to 62m/s, the air resistance will increase to be completely equal to the gravity, and the human body will no longer accelerate, but will fall at a constant speed, which is the terminal velocity.
Changing terminal speed is simple: just bring your arms and legs together and lunge downwards like an arrow to greatly reduce air resistance, which will increase your speed by 100%.
Of course, newbies have their own way of playing, and experts have their own way of playing. Before laying a solid foundation, Ma Jieke will not easily risk his life.
After all, this isn't a battle royale game where you can just start another game if you die immediately after landing.
As for when to open the umbrella, you need to observe the altimeter on your wrist, which can display the current altitude in real time by measuring changes in air pressure.
Given that it was his first skydiving experience, Ma Jie didn't dare to have any other thoughts. Following Trevor's instructions, he pulled the parachute release ring when he was about 1500 meters from the ground.
With the help of the pilot parachute, the main parachute successfully deployed. Due to the sudden deceleration, Ma Jie felt himself being pulled upwards.
The next second, the whole world seemed to be muted. The deafening wind noise disappeared instantly, replaced by an extremely pure peace and tranquility.
When the skydive reached this point, Ma Jieke finally felt relieved, and his breathing and heartbeat began to return to normal.
When you look down at the ground, all you see are large, blurry patches of color and texture: green for mountains, gray for cities, and blue for the ocean.
"Whoosh!" he shouted excitedly. The wonderful feeling of looking down on the world from God's perspective is something you can only know how amazing it is when you experience it for yourself.
"Haha, you did it, Jack." Trevor's voice came through the headset: "I'm so envious that it's your first time. Enjoy your maiden jump, but there's a bit of an unexpected situation on my end."
"Let me guess," Ma Jieke couldn't help but laugh, "It's most likely that some tough guy opened the cabin door and peed his pants in fright."
"Haha, you really know this kid." Trevor glanced at Jimmy, whose face was pale and whose legs were so weak he couldn't stand up. "Hey white kid, you look exactly like a cowardly recruit on his first day of combat. You're screaming like a baby at the sound of an explosion a few kilometers away. Your best friend has already gone down. How long are you planning to lie here?"
"I'm not jumping anymore, I'm not jumping anymore. Whoever wants to jump can jump, I'm not jumping anymore."
Jimmy clung tightly to the safety handrail in the cabin, wishing he could tie himself to it with a rope.
"Hey buddy, let me say a few words to him." Upon hearing MaJack's request, Trevor skillfully switched the two to the same call channel through the onboard voice interaction system.
"Hey, it's me. Can you hear me?"
"I can hear you."
"Are you alright, buddy?"
"No, really no, I want to go home." Jimmy's voice sounded dejected, even a little tearful. "No problem." Surprisingly, MaJack agreed immediately: "If you're planning to desert, I won't say anything. After all, this isn't a battlefield. There's no punishment for backing down, I won't laugh at you, and I certainly won't make it public. Let's just pretend nothing happened, okay?"
"Yes, I miss my mom. I plan to visit her at the hospital this weekend."
"Okay, do you need me to come with you?"
"If you want, of course you can."
"Okay, it's settled then." After saying that, Ma Jie paused for a few seconds, and then continued, "But there's one thing you have to promise me. From today onwards, no matter how much you suffer outside, don't come to me to complain. Because you want to become a man, and I've given you the opportunity to hone yourself. If you give up this opportunity, then don't complain to me anymore about why people always talk badly about you, or why you're always being bullied. You deserve it, understand? Because outsiders won't tolerate you, but I will, because I'm your brother."
When Ma Jieke said the last sentence, Jimmy's nose suddenly felt sore.
Yes, where in the world can you find such a good friend who pulls you out of the mire and makes you clean as a human being?
He has the opportunity to climb the social ladder, and he doesn't forget to bring you along—even his own brothers might not do that.
You have to understand that the streets are a dog-eat-dog world. In a sense, homeless people are no different from animals. If you meet a stranger, you're lucky if they don't take advantage of you. Do you really expect the two of you to treat each other with courtesy?
A tremendous sense of guilt inexplicably swept over him, enveloping him like an invisible wall.
This time it's because of fear, next time it's because of nervousness, and the time after that it's because of lack of preparation.
People can find countless reasons for themselves if they want to, can't they?
Thinking of this, Jimmy subconsciously loosened his grip, his voice sounding much firmer: "Don't say anything, Jack, I'll jump."
Never force yourself.
"No pressure, I'll jump now. Wait for me on the ground."
Having made up his mind, the young man shuffled towards the hatch with small, hesitant steps. Learning from his earlier mistake, he kept his eyes closed, took deep breaths, and refused to look down any further.
As long as I don't watch, it doesn't matter how high it goes, it's none of my business!
However, from Trevor's perspective, he couldn't even stand steadily, his legs were in a comical V-shape, and he kept swaying.
"What's going on now?" Seeing no response from the earpiece, Ma Jie simply said in a commanding tone, "Old Cui, it seems he needs a little help."
Are you sure?
"I'm sure," Ma Jieke repeated his thoughts. "Come on, no one will die."
No sooner had he finished speaking than Trevor kicked him in the butt.
"ah!!!!!!"
A high-decibel scream, comparable to the sound of a dolphin, entered Ma Jieke's ear, making his ears hurt.
He looked up at the sky and sure enough, he saw a small black dot flying towards him.
However, the kid was probably so scared that he forgot to pull the parachute handle, so someone watched helplessly as he fell from a place not far away.
"Damn it..." That was Ma Jie's first reaction. In this situation, either the equipment was malfunctioning, or he had been so frightened that he had fainted.
However, the latter is clearly more likely, so it seems we can only passively trigger the backup safety umbrella.
Just as Ma Jieke's heart was in his throat, a large circular canopy suddenly opened up below his field of vision, like a giant blue flower blooming in the air.
"872 meters, oh my god!" came the overlord's excited voice through the headset: "Only 22 meters away from my preset minimum safe altitude, less than half a second of margin for error. Is this kid doing this on purpose? Even the top professional skydivers couldn't be this precise."
So, is he here to smurf in the Bronze rank, or just stumbled upon a lucky break? It's hard to guess.
"Huff...huff..." At the same time, Jimmy's heavy breathing came through the earpiece, sounding like he was about to faint.
A few seconds later, he managed to shout with difficulty, "I... whew, I did it! Oh my god, I actually did it! I successfully opened the parachute! Can you see me, Jack?"
"I know perfectly well, brother," Ma Jie replied leisurely. "He's just a little to the right and slightly below me. It seems it's not me waiting for you on the ground, but you waiting for me on the ground."
"Wow, Los Angeles is so big! Look, Jack, those buildings and cars are smaller than Lego bricks! Oh, right, let's find our house!"
"Do you think Max and the others can see us? They would never imagine that we're flying around in the sky like birds."
"Wow! I'm Superman Jimmy now. Can someone take a picture of me? I'm incredibly handsome now, radiating masculinity from head to toe. All the girls in Los Angeles are waiting for me to woo them."
"Beep beep beep, I am Ultraman Tiga, I come from Nebula M78, hello Earth, how are you, my friends on Earth, let me see your hands."
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Listening to his excited yet incoherent chatter, Ma Jieke didn't intend to stop him. When people are truly happy, they often act like this, completely immersed in their own world.
At this moment, the details on the ground begin to become clear, and the magnificent scenery of the Hollywood Hills unfolds before your eyes.
Two minutes later, it became possible to clearly see the specific streets, vehicles, houses, and even individual people.
Ultimately, Jimmy was the first to reach the landing phase, and his senses had returned to normal, allowing him to clearly see the ground approaching him.
According to the tutorial I learned earlier, when you are 3 to 5 meters away from the ground, pull down the two control sticks to your chest level. These are actually the parachute's braking system.
This maneuver generates lift in the parachute canopy, drastically slowing the descent and creating a feeling of "floating."
up in the air.
When you are about to touch the ground, pull the control stick down all the way down, from your chest to your thigh.
At this point, the parachute will completely stall, allowing the skydiver to land gently at the slowest possible speed.
When your feet touch the ground, be sure to run a few steps forward to maintain your balance and counteract the remaining forward momentum.
If you feel the momentum is too great, do a side roll after you start running to distribute the final inertia.
After hearing a scream of pain through the headset, I knew the kid hadn't landed properly and must have fallen flat on his face.
Learning from his experience, Majek took two steps forward after landing, gracefully followed with a tactical roll, and perfectly ended his skydive.
As planned, both of them landed on the slopes of Hollywood Hills, not far apart.
A few minutes later, they successfully met up and lay down comfortably on the soft grass, basking in the sun while sharing their experiences and feelings.
However, Ma Jie's ambitions lay elsewhere; what he truly wanted to learn was paragliding, so after a short rest, he began his second practice session.
Compared to a paraglider, a paraglider has an additional operating system, which consists of two control ropes and a foot pedal for acceleration.
The core principle is also very simple: pull the left rope to deflect to the left, pull the right rope to deflect to the right, and step on the accelerator lever to reduce the angle of attack of the paraglider and increase the flight speed.
Pulling both control ropes down simultaneously slows the vehicle down; pulling them all the way down ensures a smooth landing.
Although the controls were completely synchronized with the game, Ma Jieke only realized after actually playing it that it wasn't like that at all.
After all, this isn't like pressing keys on a keyboard, where you can operate it in a foolproof way.
If you pull too lightly, the steering energy won't be enough; if you pull too hard, it's easy to make a sharp turn and make yourself dizzy.
But it doesn't matter. Hard work pays off. After practicing several times, Ma Jieke gradually got the hang of it and was able to control the direction and acceleration/deceleration more skillfully.
Of course, if you really want to prove you've mastered the craft, you still have to complete the precise landing challenge.
This involves marking the designated landing point on the ground with a conspicuous signal object. This could be a large cushioning pad, a flag, or a traffic cone—anything that is clearly visible.
Parachutists can only land within this area; otherwise, the jump is considered a failure.
For beginners, the radius range is generally around 200 meters.
Advanced paratroopers are limited to 50 to 200 meters, while professional paratroopers are limited to 10 to 50 meters.
Competitive professional athletes can land with precision down to a few centimeters, needing to land on an electronic bullseye sensor about the size of a coin.