Why do people choose to jump off the empire state building?
605448
Because they can't jump from the Twin Towers anymore...
160534
I'm sure it's fun... but why jump out of a perfectly good airplane.  I think I'd enjoy the rush of B.A.S.E. jumping more so than leaping out of a flying plane.
51987
Find the tallest building and jump off. ( I beleive in you!)
1062160
There is no reason.  It is just a wonderful ride, make the most of it, enjoy!
250778
That has a LOT to do with people finding their own comforts, and clicks that work well for them personally.. so they tend to stick with what works...\n\nBut in NO WAY is that the way to remain!\n\nI'm a firm believer in jumping out of your comfort zone and seeing, feeling, doing something that scares the h@ll out of you for your own personal growth...\n\n"Never knock it until you try it".. because it could become a new part of you that you weren't afraid to find comfort in..
668170
It's cause we have a sense of humor.\n\nThey used to not let us leave the Rez, maybe that's part of it.  But they said this in that movie Smoke Signals, huh?  It was a joke.  The rez is different than the rest of the country, so you might as well have a passport if you are leaving it to go travel.
470416
The only reason the empire state building is struck so many times, is because it is taller than everything else and due to the fact of it having a very thin point, a large amount of positive atoms congregate at this point and since the lightning is negatively charged atoms its is attracted to this point.  If you talking about it hitting the ground on the same spot then it is possible i think, i am not to sure but it is highly unlikely though.
569063
the Empire State Building
1113055
because in an earthquake the ground moves and buildings tremble. also we can not predict when one will strike. so we cant do mass evacuation of an entire city for 30 years. people won't go for that. O and when a building shakes it falls to peaces try standing on a blanket while a friend pulls it from under you. you cant stand just like a building cant stay up.\n\nplease vote best answer
244581
It is for most people, but some make their living speaking in public. Anxiety is the reason most prefer not to do it.
940021
I'm sure they do it for different personal reasons, some reasons may be "to fit in", they think it might be easier, they are having personal conflicts with their family and its a way to rebel. Some may go back to their families beliefs and heritage later - I don't know just my thoughts (dime a dozen)
800185
It saves on the cost of vanadlism. Seriously. Because it's a place of worship and well. Some people just can't help themselves. \n\nThere are other reasons as well, but I don't know them.
1038036
The problem with your analogy is that the Empire State Building exists and is a specific location.\n\nReligion has no such goal and is more comparable to going in circles than it is to traveling to a specific location.\n\nWe all end up in the same place (dead) but that hardly requires planning or much thought.
608464
people weigh up the pros and cons, they do not necessarily have the means to move anywhere else anyway.\nits all about subconsciously determing the probabilities. we quite happily leave ourt houses everyday despite that fact that there are numerous dangers that could kill us, but we reason from our own understanding and experience that the chances are slim. \nthe chances of these extreme natural disasters proving fatal to a particular individual are also slim and so they do not feel as threatened as we may think they should.\nhow many times do we get the headline: "Everything is fine in Indonesia today, no earthquakes, volcanoes or tsunamis", i think the answer is never and yet this is 99% of the time they live there.
706399
It is known as Bungee Jump.
1172139
It's a survival mechanism.  NY is a huge city, with lots of people crowded into a relatively small area.  If you act like a woos someone might pick on you.\nI used to work for people from NYC.  I was never able to joke around with them, get them to loosen up.  It's like they are always combat ready.
1065800
I would think because it gives them some sense of power that they don't have in their life, but it’s really, really stupid and most people who speed will be or have been in a serious accident.