Wasn't quite sure if this was the right place to put this question, but I think I'm in the right ballpark, at least.
Now, the answer to this question doesn't have to be that realistic (but let's not involve, say, magic or fairies, 'kay?), but if you fell full-distance from an airplane onto some sort of surface, what kind of padding (and how much of it) would you have to have on the ground in order to survive? Or is survival possible at all? I ask this because I know that even relatively non-solid surfaces (such as sand or water) would have no cushioning effect whatsoever--from that height, there's little difference between those and concrete.
Thanks!
2006-08-29
12:43:06
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