Could you survive a fall into water....
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filski666 said:
Fume troll said:
filski666 said:
Jonny671 said:
esselte said:
Jonny671 said:
Did anyone see what they did on Mythbusters?
They dropped "Buster" from about 60ft and he just basically broke into pieces. They even dropped a hammer first to break the surface of the water, it did no better.
Their outcome was certain death even from that little height.
I don't think that's quite right...people dive from 20 metres regularly with no ill effects...They dropped "Buster" from about 60ft and he just basically broke into pieces. They even dropped a hammer first to break the surface of the water, it did no better.
Their outcome was certain death even from that little height.
Edited by filski666 on Wednesday 23 July 13:28
Cheers,
FT.
filski666 said:
filski666 said:
Fume troll said:
filski666 said:
Jonny671 said:
esselte said:
Jonny671 said:
Did anyone see what they did on Mythbusters?
They dropped "Buster" from about 60ft and he just basically broke into pieces. They even dropped a hammer first to break the surface of the water, it did no better.
Their outcome was certain death even from that little height.
I don't think that's quite right...people dive from 20 metres regularly with no ill effects...They dropped "Buster" from about 60ft and he just basically broke into pieces. They even dropped a hammer first to break the surface of the water, it did no better.
Their outcome was certain death even from that little height.
Edited by filski666 on Wednesday 23 July 13:28
Cheers,
FT.
Vesuvius 996 said:
Fume troll said:
I LOVE Pistonheads!!
Great work!
Summary:
Cheers,
FT.
Vesuvius 996 said:
Fume troll said:
I LOVE Pistonheads!!Great work!
edit:So umm yes.
Edited by Munter on Wednesday 23 July 13:44
Fume troll said:
I like the line G. Sex did not appear to be a factor in survival
Surely you have other things on your mind at a time like that?
Munter said:
Vesuvius 996 said:
Fume troll said:
I LOVE Pistonheads!!Great work!
Good luck.
Cheers,
FT.
Fume troll said:
I retract all my previous opinions in the face of overwhelming facts!
TonyHetherington said:
V996 - couldn't agree, PH is brilliant for stuff like this 
Where else would someone be able to find a 43yr old paper entitled "Surviving high velocity falls into water" in a thread named "could you survive a fall into water...."
fan bloody tastic
Isn't that agreeing??Where else would someone be able to find a 43yr old paper entitled "Surviving high velocity falls into water" in a thread named "could you survive a fall into water...."
fan bloody tastic
Cheers,
FT.
t. couldn't agree MORE. MORE. There needs to be a more there. Dammit.HRG said:
thewave said:
Feet first
Cross them at the ankles and hold them VERY tight
hands held as tight to the body as possible protecting the crotch area
If you fell ever so slightly forward you'd probably destroy your nob, thus on impact letting out a cry of pain (not helpful when you need to hold your breath prior to entry)
I would expect you do break your legs in any case
You may not be able to hold your breath long enough to get to the surface either
But that'd be my plan.
Have you ever been on the near vertical water slide in Tenerriffe? It took me a week to find my trunks and that's with my legs crossed very tightly Cross them at the ankles and hold them VERY tight
hands held as tight to the body as possible protecting the crotch area
If you fell ever so slightly forward you'd probably destroy your nob, thus on impact letting out a cry of pain (not helpful when you need to hold your breath prior to entry)
I would expect you do break your legs in any case
You may not be able to hold your breath long enough to get to the surface either
But that'd be my plan.
Fume troll said:
pdV6 said:
Fume troll said:
Well it seems (to me, at least) that if people have survived significant falls into trees, snow and swamps, then water should be survivable too.
Er, the point being that the trees, snow & swamps decelerated their bodies in a (slightly) more controlled fashion than concrete / water.Cheers,
FT.
BlackMagic *tree said:
I can't believe that no-one mentioned the almost certain heart attack you would die from just at the realisation of the situation.
It wouldn't matter how you hit the water, you would be (mostly) dead long before that point.
Its okay for you to say, you haven't had your tackle ripped off..........It wouldn't matter how you hit the water, you would be (mostly) dead long before that point.
ooooooooooooooh. I see. You have.
Bushmaster said:
HRG said:
thewave said:
Feet first
Cross them at the ankles and hold them VERY tight
hands held as tight to the body as possible protecting the crotch area
If you fell ever so slightly forward you'd probably destroy your nob, thus on impact letting out a cry of pain (not helpful when you need to hold your breath prior to entry)
I would expect you do break your legs in any case
You may not be able to hold your breath long enough to get to the surface either
But that'd be my plan.
Have you ever been on the near vertical water slide in Tenerriffe? It took me a week to find my trunks and that's with my legs crossed very tightly Cross them at the ankles and hold them VERY tight
hands held as tight to the body as possible protecting the crotch area
If you fell ever so slightly forward you'd probably destroy your nob, thus on impact letting out a cry of pain (not helpful when you need to hold your breath prior to entry)
I would expect you do break your legs in any case
You may not be able to hold your breath long enough to get to the surface either
But that'd be my plan.
, actually, i've have been on that slide several times (the green one right?), yes you do become airborne, but more importantly if you stop at the bottom, you are standing at THE only place on earth guaranteed to give a free view of boobs every 26 seconds 
Hang on just a minute......
Anyone who has sky-dived (sky-dove?) should have an answer to this one.
It should be noted that one would probably accelerate at 10 m/s/s. So, by 10 seconds out of the plane one should have reached the accepted terminal velocity which is, I think, 120 miles an hour.
The "terminal velocity" for a human will obviously change depending on wind resistance. If one is wearing baggy clothes and spread out in a "belly flop" position, the velocity will decrease, probably to around 100 mph.
On the other hand, in cool air, with no clothes on, a slim but heavy (muscular and therefore dense) person who was bald and pointing downwards, could easily increase his terminal velocity to 200mph.
Moral of this tale?
When falling towards the water from 10000ft, make sure you aim for a belly flop!
Anyone who has sky-dived (sky-dove?) should have an answer to this one.
It should be noted that one would probably accelerate at 10 m/s/s. So, by 10 seconds out of the plane one should have reached the accepted terminal velocity which is, I think, 120 miles an hour.
The "terminal velocity" for a human will obviously change depending on wind resistance. If one is wearing baggy clothes and spread out in a "belly flop" position, the velocity will decrease, probably to around 100 mph.
On the other hand, in cool air, with no clothes on, a slim but heavy (muscular and therefore dense) person who was bald and pointing downwards, could easily increase his terminal velocity to 200mph.
Moral of this tale?
When falling towards the water from 10000ft, make sure you aim for a belly flop!
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