Do You Feel A Breeze? Yup, We’re Skydiving In the Nude.

by Willy Volk on

Unless your goal is to get others to laugh at you, I can’t possibly imagine what thrill there could be in nude skydiving. Nevertheless, there appear to be a number of people who are not only into nude skydiving, they actually promote it by posting videos of it online. This short clip is my favorite: there’s a very funny thing going on it that red circle. Although the video probably won’t get you into trouble, there is a small (tee hee) chance this video could be NSFW.

If you’re interested, here are a few more nude skydiving clips (again, possibly NSFW), as well as some more details about how to do the sport properly. Watch out for that rip cord!

And here’s an interesting clip in which Daryl explains the pros and cons of the nude skydive this group is about to take. (If nipples are NSFW, then this clip is definitely NSFW.)

If you’re still with us, I’ve got a special treat: guess what happens to a a woman’s naked breast during free fall. It ain’t pretty, and it may not be safe for work.

Need more nude skydving tips? Check out this how-to, which addresses, at its end, a question that I would never, ever, in a million years, have thought of.

Naked Sightseeing Not Cool in Germany

by Willy Volk on

Though everyone knows Germans love getting naked in public, when an American visiting Germany recently stripped to the buff and began traipsing throughout the city, local officials got angry. “We have been having unusually hot weather here lately but, all the same, we can’t have this,” a spokesman for police said. (Ha ha, he said “butt.”)

According to the unnamed 41-year-old traveler, he thought naked sightseeing was acceptable in Germany. For those of you in need of further clarification: though Germans enjoy nude sunbathing in public parks, prancing throughout the city with your clothes in a bag is not smiled upon by our Teutonic brethren. Just FYI.

Ultimately, the police made the man get dressed and pay a 200 euro ($269) deposit pending his investigation for indecent behavior.

I wonder if this will give rise to the new “extreme” sport of Naked Sightseeing.

Naked Bungy Jumping Gives New Meaning to Term “Free Fall”

by Willy Volk on

Oops, looks like we missed this one for 2007, but that gives you plenty of time to make it to Vancouver Island, Canada in time for Wild Play’s 2008 Naked Bungy Jumping event.

Claiming it’s a “very old and established tradition,” Wild Play only allows naked Bungy Jumps one weekend every February to raise money for the BC Schizophrenia Society. The registration fee for naked bungy jumpers is heavily discounted; in 2001, it was only $10. Fully-clothed jumpers are charged regular price, and prurient spectators are charged an “entry fee.” Don’t know if free-falling while free-balling is for you? Check out Cale Burr’s 30-second video of his jump and decide.

Interested? You can jump singly or tandem (like this couple), if you register online the month prior to the event.

Couple Falls off Cruise Ship, Strips Naked as “Survival Tactic”

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Recently, we mentioned that it was, relatively speaking, rather difficult to fall overboard while on a cruise ship. Hmm… try telling that to the young couple who recently plunged 50 feet off the side of a Grand Princess cruiseliner.

The unmarried couple — both in their 20s — fell over the 4-foot-high railing into the Gulf of Mexico. Surviving four hours in “shark-infested waters,” the couple was discovered by rescuers searching the waves with high-intensity beams. The man, who was naked when he was rescued, claims he removed his clothes in the water as a survival tactic. Apparently, the woman didn’t bother to lie, as it was obvious why they were naked.

In the understatement of the year, the news report claims, “It is not clear how the couple fell off the Grand Princess cruise-liner, but it is understood to have been an accident.”

World Naked Bike Ride Day, 2007

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Giving new meaning to “underground” railroad bicycle route, on March 10th, organizers staged a World Naked Bike Ride to protest against oil dependency and car culture. Missed it? Me, too. Don’t fret, though. There are more to come.

On June 9th and 30th, the organizers are staging additional WNBRs all over the world to continue their protests against indecent exposure to automobile emissions and to celebrate the power and individuality of our bodies. Painting your body, painting your bike, painting the town, and other creative expression is strongly encouraged. From the looks of it, lots of people were certainly expressive during the March protest ride.

If this sounds like something that oils your chain, check the list of locations, stock up on sunscreen, and plan a road trip. Oh, wait… does a road trip defeat the purpose?

(WARNING: The WNBR site is NSFW.)