How do you die from a high impact fall into water?

Answer 1

the sudden stop... Seriously though hitting water at high speed is likened to hitting concrete...

Answer 2

The same as death by impact into any solid object. At extreme speeds the shock that occurs from the impact is multiplied in direct proportion to the speed of the "falling" or propelled object. In our atmosphere a falling object can only achieve terminal velocity, which is over 100 mph. An impact into deep water at terminal velocity is not always fatal, but if a human body were propelled into water, from any angle, at a high enough rate of speed, the body would be damaged beyond repair because the displacement rate of the water has unchangeable natural properties, much the same as a human body which is composed of 98% water. So, one body is still, the other accelerated to a high rate of speed, The rippling effect of shock that courses through the body on impact would be great enough as to destroy the composition of said body.

Answer 3

Hello,

(ANS) OK!, for example if you fell out of an aircraft without a parachute at more than 3,000 feet over the sea, you would reach a falling velocity of 220 feet per second per second in a very short time (a matter of a few seconds). Meaning terminal velocity or to put it another way the speed of a bullet leaving the muzzle of a gun. **This would vary slightly due to age, weight, wind speed etc.

**Hitting water at 220 f.s.p.s would be just like hitting a brick or concrete wall. The impact would be dreadful and you would probably sustain internal injuries which might kill you. Or you might drown due to being completely winded by the impact.

**The chances of survival are not good or low, because even if you survived you'd still have to be rescued from the sea and the chances of being found even with the latest technology are still not great.

**Death by multiple organ failure due multiple internal injuries, or death from drowning. or possibly hypothermia.

NOT a nice way to die either way.

Ivan

Answer 4

Because hitting water from a hight is like hitting something solid. If something broke the water just before your fall, it would not hurt as much.
However, the impact of hitting the water from such a hight is like hitting concrete from high up - it hurts, causes shock, and breaks every bone in your body.

Answer 5

Its a fallacy to think that water is soft...it is if you jump in from a low height as the water molecules have time to get out of the way, the higher you go or the faster you travel, they have no time to get out of the way and its like hitting a brick wall.

Answer 6

If the impact of hitting the water does not kill you instantly(depends on the height), you are then more than likely to drown.

Answer 7

water has surface tension....that's how flies can stand on it....so when you hit still water its no different from hitting solid ground....if you jump feet first into water from more than 40ft the water can rupture your "you know what" as it enters your body in a very fast jet...likewise if you jump into water from a good height without holding your nose closed with your fingers you will get a similar jet of water up into your brain that could prove fatal

Answer 8

The fact that water is a polar molecule makes the surface tension significant.

Answer 9

The sudden impact damages your heart.

Answer 10

The faster you hit water the harder it becomes, once saw a lad do a belly flop from the high board and it split his stomach open !!.