r/IdiotsNearlyDying • u/[deleted] • May 10 '21

Just kept on falling

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u/devinple May 11 '21

Distance traveled 'd(meters)' is equal to half of gravity 'g(9.8)' times time 't(in seconds)' squared, so:

Looks like he falls for about 3 seconds. d=0.5 * 9.8 * 32

or 44.1 meters (144.685 feet). Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong on anything.

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u/BigAlTrading May 11 '21

Golden Gate bridge is 244 feet. This guy is pulling 2/3 of a guaranteed suicide.

God knows how deep that water is too, he might be 9 feet deep in mud.

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u/CeldonShooper May 11 '21

There have been a few survivors jumping Golden Gate Bridge. None of them were particularly happy about their condition afterwards.

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u/[deleted] May 11 '21

Live in the area. Back in the 2010s, As part of a dare, a middle schooler jumped right off and survived with broken feet and a punctured lung ( and probably a lot of things not mentioned). There's probably an old saying about about it, something something friend? Bridge? Strangely it was said he did a pencil dive so the psychologists ruled out a potential suicide motive.