How long does it take to die if you jumped off a bridge?Ex: Golden Gate Bridge.?

Question

I'm just wondering because a lot of ppl are resolving to that way if they do decide to die! Any ideas? Won't you drown to death OR be eaten when you are half-alive by god knows what is down there :P when you reach the ocean? It seems like a painful, slow way to die.

Answer 1

Well hopefully all of us here are alive and can't really tell you how much time it would take for an average human to die!

We aren't experienced it that area.....=)

Answer 2

Some people don't die when they jump off the Golden Gate bridge. Sometimes they just get crippled before they are rescued. There's a story about an overweight Hawaiian woman who jumped off and on the way down changed her mind and she pointed her toes when she hit the water and only suffered lacerations on her rear end.

Answer 3

Did you see the Mythbusters episode where they dropped their crash-test dummy off a bridge? Every time it hit the water, it hit hard enough that limbs were torn off, they had to keep rebuilding it.

From a really high bridge, you'd pretty much die as soon as you hit the water.

Answer 4

A person who commits suicide is already dead--spiritually dead.

60: THE IMMORTALITY OF THE SPIRIT (1)
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Having shown that the spirit of man exists, 1 we must prove its immortality.
The immortality of the spirit is mentioned in the Holy Books; it is the fundamental basis of the divine religions. Now punishments and rewards are said to be of two kinds: first, the rewards and punishments of this life; second, those of the other world. But the paradise and hell of existence are found in all the worlds of God, whether in this world or in the spiritual heavenly worlds. Gaining these rewards is the gaining of eternal life. That is why Christ said, “Act in such a way that you may find eternal life, and that you may be born of water and the spirit, so that you may enter into the Kingdom.” 2
The rewards of this life are the virtues and perfections which adorn the reality of man. For example, he was dark and becomes luminous; he was ignorant and becomes wise; he was neglectful and becomes vigilant; he was asleep and becomes awakened; he was dead and becomes living; he was blind and becomes a seer; he was deaf and becomes a hearer; he was earthly and becomes heavenly; he was material and becomes spiritual. Through these rewards he gains spiritual birth and becomes a new creature. He becomes the manifestation of the verse in the Gospel where it is said of the disciples that they “were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, 224 but of God” 3 —that is to say, they were delivered from the animal characteristics and qualities which are the characteristics of human nature, and they became qualified with the divine characteristics, which are the bounty of God. This is the meaning of the second birth. For such people there is no greater torture than being veiled from God, and no more severe punishment than sensual vices, dark qualities, lowness of nature, engrossment in carnal desires. When they are delivered through the light of faith from the darkness of these vices, and become illuminated with the radiance of the sun of reality, and ennobled with all the virtues, they esteem this the greatest reward, and they know it to be the true paradise. In the same way they consider that the spiritual punishment—that is to say, the torture and punishment of existence—is to be subjected to the world of nature; to be veiled from God; to be brutal and ignorant; to fall into carnal lusts; to be absorbed in animal frailties; to be characterized with dark qualities, such as falsehood, tyranny, cruelty, attachment to the affairs of the world, and being immersed in satanic ideas. For them, these are the greatest punishments and tortures.
Likewise, the rewards of the other world are the eternal life which is clearly mentioned in all the Holy Books, the divine perfections, the eternal bounties and everlasting felicity. The rewards of the other world are the perfections and the peace obtained in the spiritual worlds after leaving this world, while the rewards of this life are the real luminous perfections which are realized in this world, and which are the cause of eternal life, for they are the very progress of existence. It is like the man who passes from the embryonic world to the state of maturity and becomes the manifestation of these words: “Blessed, therefore, be God, the most excellent of Makers.” 4 The rewards of the 225 other world are peace, the spiritual graces, the various spiritual gifts in the Kingdom of God, the gaining of the desires of the heart and the soul, and the meeting of God in the world of eternity. In the same way the punishments of the other world—that is to say, the torments of the other world—consist in being deprived of the special divine blessings and the absolute bounties, and falling into the lowest degrees of existence. He who is deprived of these divine favors, although he continues after death, is considered as dead by the people of truth.
The logical proof of the immortality of the spirit is this, that no sign can come from a nonexisting thing—that is to say, it is impossible that from absolute nonexistence signs should appear—for the signs are the consequence of an existence, and the consequence depends upon the existence of the principle. So from a nonexisting sun no light can radiate; from a nonexisting sea no waves appear; from a nonexisting cloud no rain falls; a nonexisting tree yields no fruit; a nonexisting man neither manifests nor produces anything. Therefore, as long as signs of existence appear, they are a proof that the possessor of the sign is existent.
Consider that today the Kingdom of Christ exists. From a nonexisting king how could such a great kingdom be manifested? How, from a nonexisting sea, can the waves mount so high? From a nonexisting garden, how can such fragrant breezes be wafted? Reflect that no effect, no trace, no influence remains of any being after its members are dispersed and its elements are decomposed, whether it be a mineral, a vegetable or an animal. There is only the human reality and the spirit of man which, after the disintegration of the members, dispersing of the particles, and the destruction of the composition, persists and continues to act and to have power.
This question is extremely subtle: consider it attentively. This is a rational proof which we are giving, so that 226 the wise may weigh it in the balance of reason and justice. But if the human spirit will rejoice and be attracted to the Kingdom of God, if the inner sight becomes opened, and the spiritual hearing strengthened, and the spiritual feelings predominant, he will see the immortality of the spirit as clearly as he sees the sun, and the glad tidings and signs of God will encompass him.
Tomorrow we will give other proofs.
1. Cf. “The Difference between Man and the Animal,” p. 185. [ Back To Reference]
2. Cf. John 3:5. [ Back To Reference]
3. John 1:13. [ Back To Reference]
4. Qur’án 23:14. [ Back To Reference]

Answer 5

No the impact kills you. And nothing will eat you, I've swum underneath the bridge before and the waters were calm and safe

Answer 6

i dunno, well if u jumped off a really high bridge u will break ur neck and back and probably every other bone as when u hit the water it will be like hitting concrete. just in case tho, id advise, just before jumping, to inject yourself with a lethal combination of drugs.

Answer 7

I'm not sure, but I imagine the fall itself would cause the impact of the water to break your back.

Answer 8

Some die as they fall by heart attack.

Some go SPLAT and ................. (yuk).

Some drowned.

A few have actually swam away.................


There are quite a few sightings that there are no reports on because the Officials didn't get a view.

Answer 9

it takes 5 seconds to fall, and one second to turn off the light

Answer 10

You'd probably drown. Although, the water is really cold, so its possible you'd go into shock when you submerge.