Premature openings have been a common Friday Freakout theme lately. Not cool. NEWS FLASH: a loose BOC will cause a premie... it's even worse if you're mid-cartwheel when it happens.

Prepare yourself.... you're about to witness Benjamin Forde's cat-like reflexes in this crazy-canopy-collision-close-call.

If your face hits the step, you're doing it wrong.

Yes, a loose BOC can lead to a premature opening. True story! Check. Your. Gear. People.

An emergency landing on a beach, then crashing into the water on take-off made this situation go from bad to worse. I'm no pilot, but were they even going to clear that tree line if they did take off??

I can't say that I've ever seen an AFF student grab their own foot in freefall, but now I can honestly say that I've seen everythingn. #SpinCycle

A swooper biffs in at the Dubai International Parachuting Championship, and the "coaches" chime in with some color commentary. Anyone care to translate... all I caught was "freestyle."

Horizontal separation at break off is usually a good thing to avoid canopy collisions, or when your buddy chops and flies past you in freefall.

Off-heading openings in BASE can go wrong really fast. This day could've ended much differently if Scott wasn't so quick to respond. In the wise words of Douggs, "BASE jumping... it's not f*ckin table tennis!"