That had to be exhilarating!

That was exhilarating! *wheels for sure, even if they barely touch the ground

Here's wishing you an exhilarating and wonder filled birthday ricin

There's news about it almost every single day... exhilarating, isn't it?

A bit depressing as well, given that fuck all has been done about it in the last months, but still... good shit, my friend.

the thrill of the hunt. It's fun, not only does it provide food, it's exhilarating. Stalking the target is the most fun style of hunting large game, as you have to stay down wind, stay quiet, and get close enough for a good shot.

it is "getting off" so to speak. The adrenaline is pumping, it even has a name you can google "Buck Fever" every hunter gets it. "Buck Fever" causes a lot of missed shots, the heart races, adrenaline pumps and you wind up missing or spooking them. But hunting is a ton of fun, if it weren't my kids wouldn't even be interested in it either. Not only does it provide cheap and plentiful food for family, which otherwise I would probably need food stamps to afford meat for family of 4, it's also fun, entertaining, and constantly trying to get better.

Similar to how fps gamers get addicted to keep getting better scores and "kill streaks" same for hunting, I hate missing a flock of quail, I love when we flush a flock of 5 or 6 quail and we can get them all, which rarely happens, usually 2 or 3 are dropped until next flush.

if hunting was not fun, there would be no point, just buy from store...
but it serves a purpose and it's fun as hell.

Reminds me of another documentary I saw on the sift, of I think "Cement Island" or something. Very dark, and at the same time somewhat exhilarating.

Edit: Found it!
http://videosift.com/video/Abandoned-Japanese-Island

Childhood exhilaration is such a splendid thing.

That makes me *happy.

Fear, Terror, Exhilaration, Joy, Fear - it's all there.

Ze Germans. Ja ja ja! Derp: why would anyone want to drive this fast? Because its exhilarating particularly if you own a high performance car. Clearly Derp owns a geo metro or something. It's the deep question as: why would anyone need a gun? Sigh, I weep for humanity. Oh yeah, because we fucking can. Remember, going slow doesn't mean it's safer and won't kill anyone.

Currently live in Thailand and have lived many other places in Southeast Asia. Not only do cars not try to block you or get annoyed by this behavior, but refusing to do this will just piss all the other motorcyclists off. I've never ridden a motorcycle in the US, but you do have to be hyper-aware of everything around you in this kind of situation. Actually, Bangkok isn't too bad, but in smaller cities there are tons of random things jumping out from the side of the road (bicycle taxis, food carts, animals) that make it even more hairy. That being said, once you are comfortable with it, it can be exhilarating and definitely time efficient.

>> 'YouTube:
You'll never be able to see the sport the same way again.
No, I'm pretty sure this was what I was already thinking. I wonder how much training time is spent getting everyone to wear the same terrifying "Exhilarating Porcupine Poop Surprise" expression?

My brother-in-law is like this guy. He out and out refuses to do any roller coasters or big rides like this at themeparks, etc. I'm with him on some stuff, like I probably would never do this ride but I've done others slightly less extreme and enjoyed them.

I remember seeing something on this on TV years ago. That some people just have a gene switched so where others feel exhilaration and a high from big death-defying rides like this, these people feel out and out terror. You gotta feel sorry for the dad here, though he's a good dad for riding it anyway for his kid.

Gotta love the contrast between the sheer terror in the dad's face, and the sheer exhilaration in the daughter's!

really @budzos?

"Psh, it's only a 175 foot drop that sends you hurdling at the ground at 65+ mph for 3 and half minutes.

Just cause you're simultaneously filled with feelings of joy, exhilaration, and the impending fear of being splattered into a fine mist at any moment..

DOES NOT mean it's an appropriate time to yell, shout or scream."

@shinyblurry

I will not get engaged into a scientific debate about what is or isn't correct via Creationism or other ad hoc sciences, all based on religion FIRST and foremost. I will listen to actual science. Everything I have ever seen from your side (as I do see you in other comment threads, though I may not post) is against what the standard is in science. I put NO CREDIT behind anything that has absolutely no discussion from the scientific field. The argument is happening merely at the point that religion hits a functioning system in education or experiment.

My arguments come directly from college texts, teachers, and other approved scientific texts. If you want to understand my side, read them. I surely will not repeat what I learned by reading, studying, and experimenting. There are those out there that are willing to have long conversations on the topic, but that is not me.

May I also add whether you meant it to be a slight towards me (as I see it) or a general stance; if you believe that you truly are "higher" and see farther than Einstein, "The Shoulders of Giants", I would rethink that stance. That is what I meant if you took it any other way...

Quick edit- I will reply to the Robert Jastrow quote though. I would put ALL wagers off the table until science is fully done investigating this Universe, you may become very surprised at what you find. @shinyblurry , if you wish to know more about this phenomena look back in my blog entries at "From Nothing Comes Something (recent experiment)", I have a few added links dealing with this Quantum Mechanics subject and of course an article about a very intriguing experiment done. Watch this and this physicist may surprise you with something:

Secondary edit- I wanted to answer your question above about my feeling that I had a spiritual connection with God. I have to say that you have a great hatred towards Mormons. I've known them my whole life and I can reassuringly tell you that many of them are the nicest people that you would possibly meet. When there are disasters in areas around the country there is always a sense of community that is restored and people come together and help. When this happens in Salt Lake or the surrounding metropolitan area the community support is ridiculous. I had a tree get blown down in the little windstorm last week (Utah and California got hit, it was sustained 40-75 mph winds with gusts anywhere from 60-100 mph; I think we got maybe an 80 mph gust that took it out). The windstorm didn't end till about noonish, but I was just getting my chainsaw ready when I had about 14 people show up to help with my one tree. They brought their chainsaws and even had an industrial wood-chipper with them. We took down a 40 ft. tree in one hour. But, this sort of thing is the NORM. So just remember this, while I know Mormonism is very wrong in many ways, including the book of Mormon being incredibly wrong in so many ways (where are these HUGE bronze-age and some STEEL!-age remnants for archaeologists to look at and discover--I read the book of Mormon atleast twice and I can tell you that these civilizations were huge; HUGE compared to small archaeological finds. These were also big enough that someone somewhere should have found anything by now.

But, how you remarked about the Mormon religion to me seems to be very condescending. I find it funny that you're very overtly rude over something I no longer believe in and I have yet to say anything about your religion, as I have only spoke about what you have mentioned. I have in fact no notion of what you believe.

As to what I felt. While i may have had a bit of the "burning of the bosom" the key thing I felt was a presence upon my mind. I could feel it when I was scared, I could feel it when I was exhilarated. It felt like light, a light so bright that it pierced everything I did. I could almost feel it, a slight and wonderful warmth affecting my other senses as much as it would my sense of touch. I could almost perceive it via meditation and it seemed to be a line of light passing along and through me, it seemed to be one-dimensional if it could be felt. Later on it felt as though if I truly needed it, it would be there for me--it gave the connotation of a sword of light. So the question is: how much of this is in the mind...

To tell the truth I still can feel the same thing, but I'm warded against any action (like regaining a religion). I'm too fearful that it is in fact easier to be a tool for pain and hurt rather than one for truth. So if you ask me how religious I am even though I'm atheist, I will merely remark that I follow truth, where I can find it.

I hope you can understand that; maybe we share an equal ground here--if not elsewhere.