notwithstanding the parachuters etc. who get lucky when their chutes don't open
2007-02-13 11:58:25 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Hi
I saw this story the other night on the news.
It is an amazing story on how he survived the fall from 11,800ft when his parachute got tangled.
The site is below.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,2011702,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=12
2007-02-13 12:19:00 · answer #1 · answered by DY Beach 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Recently, a parachuist with fluttering chutes fell 5,000 feet, hit a bunch of bushes and was carried away with a broken ankle and punctured lung.
There have been occasions where someone has hit a sharply angled snowy slope and slid on it without dying.
Based on jumpers from bridges, jumping 120 feet into water out of control will kill you. 60 feet will kill you into solid ground.
2007-02-13 20:08:27 · answer #2 · answered by Mike1942f 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It all depends on the landing. As someone said, you could die from falling off a chair. If you hit your head right (or wrong!) it could cause the proper trauma to kill you. Yet, were you to jump out of 2nd story window properly, you probably wouldn't die. Again, as other people have said, you can survive falling from tremendous heights. Good luck stepping out of bed tomorrow morning! ;P
2007-02-13 20:30:35 · answer #3 · answered by Where the 'morrow lives 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People have fallen off a chair and died.
Quite recently, someone's parachute failed to open and they lived.
There can be no logical answer to your question.
2007-02-13 20:05:39 · answer #4 · answered by Norrie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it is 5 G's of force before fatlaity becomes a concern. Not sure.
2007-02-13 20:10:17 · answer #5 · answered by Not so Fast 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋