re: Baw jumps off the tallest bridge in Austin

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That was a hell of a lot higher than 50' the road deck might be 50' above the water.

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The road is probably around 100 ft above the water. That was an absolutely crazy jump to attempt for anyone that isn't a trained diver. Many experienced divers would not attempt it either.

I don't know if it was a pre-existing condition but he seems to have brain damage.

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50 feet is extremely high.

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That was higher than 50 feet.

More like 180 feet.

The clearance under the bridge is listed as 100 feet.

The arched beam/girder looks to be about 10 feet. Take that as a unit and divide it and multiply by 10.

Add 5’-10” for the top of his head.

185’-10” +/-

There are people who have survived jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge, but most of them just got lucky in how they happened to hit the water Greg Luganis style.

This dude was not vertical when he hit the water. Given the height of the fall = probably around 175 ft - he's lucky to be alive.

This seems like a decent estimate but it does look like the arch goes up higher from the road than the road does from the water. There could be some issues with the lens angles making it look that way or maybe varying water levels but the bridge is said to have a clearance of 100'.

From what I understand, the Golden Gate Bridge is 230' so technically the people that survived that would be world record holders if it was allowed to be counted.

eta: one source says there is 100' clearance but others say 72'. If its only 72' then I'd estimate the jump was 160' to 175'. If 100' clearance is correct then that was over 200'.

That bridge looked a lot higher once that dude was climbing it. He was way up there.

Freaking idiot.

Over 90 feet and it’s like hitting concrete if you don’t know what you are doing

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And 50 feet isn't that high.

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Youre goddamn right. Let's head to Austin and I'll film you jumping to show these pussies how its done!

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hi ?? my name is Saa Emmanuel Fomba, you might see it as jumping for views , but I see more. I wasn't built for just normal, I’m a dream chaser, I don’t settle for less, I will leave my mark on this planet we call earth our home. chase yours and leave your mark

Keep that shite up and you sure will.

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only until someone power washes it away

That was way more than 50ft. Definitely 100 minimum. Me and some buddies jumped off a 50ft cliff in Lake Powell and we all agreed that we didn't need to do it ever again, but it was nothing compared to what the kid in this video did.