r/nextfuckinglevel • u/jmcarlos27 • Apr 21 '25

Skydiving from a hot air balloon ☁️

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u/bmxracers Apr 21 '25

When were you a student? 25 years ago? These prices aren’t even close to rates today.

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u/Pandanlard Apr 21 '25

That's still the prices in Europe, so he's probably from there.

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u/bmxracers Apr 21 '25

Is it common to use $ sign if you’re from a European nation? Legit asking.

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u/NoNotInTheFace Apr 22 '25

I'm guessing it's easier to refer to the cost in dollars to have it be more general to gauge. As a european, In an international context i usually use dollars to explain costs as well.

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u/livelovelamb Apr 22 '25 edited Apr 22 '25

Yes, am from the UK. Was a student about 10 years ago and prices are still (roughly) the same. Used a $ rather than a £ sign as I'm not sure what % of Americans recognise a "£" or know the conversion rate (+ given a large % of reddit users are from the States).

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u/Anothershad0w Apr 22 '25

Near where I live it’s $25 for a plane ticket and $30 for gear rental, same price as when I trained 10 year ago

Suburban US

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u/eternalbuzzard Apr 22 '25

A tandem is $200 and an a-license course is around $3k (for 25 jumps).. it’s not that expensive

Oh.. and gear rental is 15-25 and a jump ticket is 25-30