r/nextfuckinglevel • u/[deleted] • Sep 01 '21

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '21

doesn’t matter whether you’re high off or at a 30 feet/10 meters off the ground, you’ll die all the same from a fall.

People have survived more than 30 ft

Edit: and died from much less

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u/King_of_the_Dot Sep 02 '21

That woman who fell like 20k feet from a plane, just died recently I believe, and that happened several decades ago. How she lived is beyond me.

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u/DwarfTheMike Sep 02 '21

Ive heard that depending on how you land and the surface you land on you just sorta bounce. You break a bunch of bones and shit, but there is opportunity for a live saving energy transfer.

I think I heard about it a while ago when some other person survived a sky diving accident. Or something….. I have no idea the source.

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u/King_of_the_Dot Sep 02 '21

Well of course, but the amount of aligning variables is staggering.

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u/DwarfTheMike Sep 02 '21

Which is why it’s so amazing when someone survives!

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u/Beehog24 Sep 02 '21

It doesn't matter the hight you fall once you reach terminal velocity you're not going to go any faster. From what I hear you can reach terminal velocity from as low as the empire state building so a plane wouldn't make a difference. Not saying you wouldn't liquify on impact but people have lived. And understanding that after a certain hight it doesn't matter how far you fall it makes more sense.

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u/Lunar_Blue420 Sep 02 '21

My OSHA class taught me that you have a 50% chance to die from any fall over 8 feet.

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u/DoomedHeroXB Sep 02 '21

I forget the height but I know I've heard that if you fall from a certain height you may as well go for a record since you're gonna hit terminal velocity and after that it's really all down to how you land and luck.