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re: Is there any strategy to survive a fall into water from a great height?
Posted on 1/3/18 at 11:19 am to JoePepitone
Posted on 1/3/18 at 11:19 am to JoePepitone
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A friend of mine decided to do a cannonball from about 70’. Racked his nuts pretty bad - decided not to do it again.
liar
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Posted on 1/3/18 at 11:21 am to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
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liar
liar that he did it
or
that he decided not to do it again?
Posted on 1/3/18 at 11:23 am to MorbidTheClown
that he did it
70' is ridiculous
check the bruises on the guy from 35'. double the height, and impact directly on the nuts. dude would have been in the ER having them removed from the trauma.
70' is ridiculous
check the bruises on the guy from 35'. double the height, and impact directly on the nuts. dude would have been in the ER having them removed from the trauma.
Posted on 1/3/18 at 11:26 am to Theboot32
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Possum Kingdom
Doooo you wanna die?
Posted on 1/3/18 at 11:30 am to biglego
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No it’s not. That’s a myth that makes no sense. Unless the water is frozen.
You need to read the accounts of rescue workers that have recovered jumpers from the Golden Gate bridge. Bodies get absolutely destroyed. Your organs turn to mush.
Posted on 1/3/18 at 11:32 am to Goldrush25
Mythbusters proved that yes, water hurts and can be fatal if hit hard enough at the wrong angle. But it’s still nothing like concrete. Jump off the golden gate onto concrete, and your body might bust apart in pieces.
Posted on 1/3/18 at 11:37 am to weagle99
feet first, straight as an arrow, u will be fine
Posted on 1/3/18 at 11:47 am to weagle99
Crossed leg pencil with toes pointed down to try and create a wedge in the surface tension.
Crossed legs helps prevent water shattering your balls and shooting up your a-hole.
Hold your nose with one arm and keep both arms as tight to the body as possible across chest to protect organs.
Once through the water, you'll have broken toes and probably other serious damage, but still try to spread your limbs to prevent yourself from going too deep.
Crossed legs helps prevent water shattering your balls and shooting up your a-hole.
Hold your nose with one arm and keep both arms as tight to the body as possible across chest to protect organs.
Once through the water, you'll have broken toes and probably other serious damage, but still try to spread your limbs to prevent yourself from going too deep.
Posted on 1/3/18 at 4:41 pm to TDcline
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Serious thing they teach in the Marines.
Common sence for everybody else.
Posted on 1/3/18 at 9:01 pm to Goldrush25
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You need to read the accounts of rescue workers that have recovered jumpers from the Golden Gate bridge. Bodies get absolutely destroyed. Your organs turn to mush.
That's a dive of nearly 250 feet. The world record for people who dive into water and want to survive is only around 200 feet.
That said, some do survive the Golden Gate plunge. According to LINK (which may or may not be a reliable source) less than two percent have survived the jump. And of that two percent who did, four percent ever walk again.
So if you want to live and are prepared to have a team to pull you out afterward but not get hospitalized, 200 feet is about the highest anyone can go *with* preparation and training, and you'd better nail it too.
It's telling that people who are professional high jumpers have not yet tried the Golden Gate dive even with a support crew.
Posted on 1/3/18 at 9:04 pm to weagle99
yeah dont be a pussy
Posted on 1/3/18 at 9:21 pm to foshizzle
regarding the golden gate jumpers, you have to assume most of those folks are not attempting to survive the fall, though, right? Obviously still not likely to survive, but probably a little more likely to live if you attempt to.
Posted on 1/3/18 at 9:23 pm to weagle99
Hands first.
Head 2nd.
Feet first involves balls and driving water up your nose. Use hands to prevent those issues.
Posted on 1/3/18 at 9:43 pm to X123F45
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Hitting the water at 60 skiing hurts
Who skis going 60? frick that. My ski boat will run 67mph no way I'd ski going that fast.
35-40 tops
Posted on 1/3/18 at 10:23 pm to Sofa King Crimson
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regarding the golden gate jumpers, you have to assume most of those folks are not attempting to survive the fall, though
Right, that was my point. Still, people who do this for a living have yet to try it. Red Bull will sponsor someone diving from 120,000 feet but no pro has done the Golden Gate bridge.
At some point, no amount of training will protect someone's internal organs from massive deceleration.
Posted on 1/3/18 at 10:40 pm to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
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check the bruises on the guy from 35'.
If he got bruises from 35’ he’s a weenie.
I’m a weenie and deathly afraid of heights but I’ve jumped from the very top of Pelican Rock (45-55’ depending who you ask) in Cabo numerous times. Never a bruise. Did injure my balls once though...
Posted on 1/3/18 at 11:24 pm to TigerCoon
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Water was continuously sprayed at the impact point to break up the surface tension. They didn't do that because it looked cool.
It helps the diver locate the surface of the water
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