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Cardboard boxes landing?

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bryanw
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I have seen videos of people stacking a butt ton of cardboard boxes to use essentially as a foam pit to land on for crazy jumps and such.

I am wondering if any of you have ever done this, what does it feel like, any recommendations/prior experiences etc.

Anything is helpful
Thanks NS
Apr 16 2014 12:24PM
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GayWolf420
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i just bring up a mattress and put it on the landing.



you will need a crane to remove it, though. just a forewarning.
Apr 16 2014 12:26PM
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RubberSoul
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idk dog but i like the mental image of you and your friends sending bombs off a jump into a pile of cardboard boxes. please film if done
Apr 16 2014 12:28PM
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Blurst
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DeebieSkeebiesi just bring up a mattress and put it on the landing.



you will need a crane to remove it, though. just a forewarning.


I like to use a pool for the most part. Maybe we can work together?
Apr 16 2014 12:30PM
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CaptainObvious.
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It hurts like hell.
Apr 16 2014 12:35PM
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.Hugo.
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It's like landing on a cloud of cotton balls.


plz film
Apr 16 2014 12:37PM
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Tinga
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do they still give away all those free flat rate boxes?
Apr 16 2014 12:55PM
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Lé.Skiing
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http://youtu.be/dRB-woVjlFY
Apr 16 2014 1:13PM
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Calb3rt
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cardboard boxes were used by stuntmen before the airbag became more readily available. it takes a lot of boxes and the set up time is long. jumping into boxes isn't the most comfortable of things but you will be more likely to survive uninjured. here are a couple videos of people landing on cardboard boxes from very high places.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRbqpctO4rQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5_ITt2LM0A
Apr 16 2014 1:31PM
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iFlip
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Tingado they still give away all those free flat rate boxes?


Yes. You can actually order them online and your mailman will deliver up to 1,000 of them per day.
Apr 16 2014 1:45PM
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Holte
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Haven't done it myself, but I work with enough stuntmen to have seen it done a number of times. It's a more comfortable landing than, say, concrete, but you can still expect to get a bit bruised or cut if it's a major fall without armor. Like Calb3rt said, airbags are a growing commodity, but for things like motorcycle or vehicle jumps, cardboard box landings are the norm.
Apr 16 2014 2:18PM
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theabortionator
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Not super comfortable but it probably won't kill you
Apr 16 2014 2:29PM
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nutz.
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iFlipYes. You can actually order them online and your mailman will deliver up to 1,000 of them per day.


1000??? awesome
Apr 16 2014 2:35PM
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Lemuel
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iFlipYes. You can actually order them online and your mailman will deliver up to 1,000 of them per day.


Is this going to be the new shit senders, but free? I think so.
Apr 16 2014 3:16PM
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Tinga
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SweetumsIs this going to be the new shit senders, but free? I think so.


we've already done this and I believe we got someone is pretty big trouble.
Apr 16 2014 3:43PM
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Holte
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SweetumsIs this going to be the new shit senders, but free? I think so.


I tried this multiple times in high school and the boxes never arrived at their target. USPS is probably smart enough to realize that nobody is actually ordering seven thousand boxes.
Apr 16 2014 7:02PM
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shitpoop
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you can also get free USPS shipping labels/stickers, and make some ghetto stickers out of em
Apr 16 2014 7:37PM
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Iliveinutah
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HolteI tried this multiple times in high school and the boxes never arrived at their target. USPS is probably smart enough to realize that nobody is actually ordering seven thousand boxes.


shitpoopyou can also get free USPS shipping labels/stickers, and make some ghetto stickers out of em


actually i did this in high school and this kid got a slip in the mail telling him to go get them and he never did so they brought them to his house on a flatbed and dropped them off... all 11,000 of them hahaha 3 pallets 6 feet tall each. it was amazing. i got a call to confirm that i wanted that many of them i just said yes
Apr 16 2014 8:24PM
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uyghur
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snowballsdeepactually i did this in high school and this kid got a slip in the mail telling him to go get them and he never did so they brought them to his house on a flatbed and dropped them off... all 11,000 of them hahaha 3 pallets 6 feet tall each. it was amazing. i got a call to confirm that i wanted that many of them i just said yes


what did he end up doing with all the boxes?
Apr 16 2014 11:00PM
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-WZ-
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uyghurwhat did he end up doing with all the boxes?


make himself a new home????
Apr 17 2014 12:09AM
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Bart.Man
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I don't know about cardboard boxes, but OP's mom's box makes for one hell of a cushy landing.
Apr 17 2014 1:38AM
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.Hugo.
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Bart.ManI don't know about cardboard boxes, but OP's mom's box makes for one hell of a cushy landing.


Hey op:
Apr 17 2014 1:41AM
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El_Barto.
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Bart.ManI don't know about cardboard boxes, but OP's mom's box makes for one hell of a cushy landing.


Oh snap
Apr 17 2014 9:05AM
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b-kul
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the cat skydiving video made this thread worth while.
Apr 17 2014 11:51AM
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Iliveinutah
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uyghurwhat did he end up doing with all the boxes?


-WZ-make himself a new home????


actually I'm not sure i moved to salt lake like a week later, I'm back now i may go look if there still there but they had to unload them with a fork lift I'm guessing they weighed some where around 800lbs a pallet . he did live with his parents so i know they where pretty pissed. rather good prank
Apr 18 2014 9:14PM
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