re: The physics of jumping from a balcony and grabbing on to the branch of a tree.

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I once witnessed two drunk, stupid teenagers jump from a 40 foot water tower, through the canopy of a tree, and manage to stop themselves in the branches before hitting the ground. They were pretty cut up and bruised, but neither even broke a bone.

So yeah, you can survive, but why the hell would anyone want to try this?

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