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Faceplant

Epic face plant. pic.twitter.com/big1pwd4QT — The Darwin Awards (@AwardsDarwin) July 10, 2016 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js The old ALICE pack had a quick release mechanism on the shoulder straps so you could quickly drop your rucksack when you made contact with the enemy. I was humping an especially heavy ruck on time along a very, very narrow ridgeline…

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The old ALICE pack had a quick release mechanism on the shoulder straps so you could quickly drop your rucksack when you made contact with the enemy.

I was humping an especially heavy ruck on time along a very, very narrow ridgeline in Hawaii. And one of my shoulder straps decided on its own to quickly disconnect. The rapid shift of the weight of the rucksack actually pulled me off my feet, and sent me tumbling down the ridge. The guy behind me said it looked like God himself had reached down and flicked me off the trail.

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  1. mushdogs

    It was karma. For all the BB gun welts you inflicted.
    Just saying.

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  2. Esli

    Karma would have sent him all the way down the hill.

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  3. Esli

    I had my own face plant once as RTO when we were going downhill. The PSG had already jumped me once for missing a call and I got the “you better glue that handset to your head” speech. Rifle in the other hand, I had no free hand, so when I tripped at the top of the hill, I fell face-first and slid for enough to build up dirt and twigs to my front. Still kept the handset to my ear, though…

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  4. SFC Dunlap 173d RVN

    What a great looking event!

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  5. mushdogs

    Fair point, Esli. Fair point.

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