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Whoever wrote this obviously has never seen a skydiver impact the ground at high speed. Watch a video of high performance canopy pilot, or "swooper", impact the
by crispytx 10y ago
Whoever wrote this obviously has never seen a skydiver impact the ground at high speed. Watch a video of high performance canopy pilot, or "swooper", impact the ground at 60mph; they bounce off the ground like rag dolls, and are usually left with broken femurs. An impact at 100mph will most certainly kill you unless something extraordinary breaks your fall.
- crispytx (Wingsuit Pilot & Programmer)
- kilroy123 10y agoCan confirm. When I was younger I did this and got very hurt.
- nickpsecurity 10y agoWhoever wrote that isn't concerned about the people in almost certainly crowd. Writer is curious about the others that made it anyway and why. Much more interesting question with possible, practical applications. :)
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- pcurve 10y agoTrue. But over open water? It might be worth taking a stab at it, though you're probably going to die anyway from falling debris, drowning, hypothermia, sharks, or just bleeding out.
- rlpb 10y agoOpen water is as hard as concrete when impacted at high speed. It doesn't compress and doesn't "have time" to move away.