Drop Distance For Humans?

Question

If an average human being wasto jump off a high building what is he average height the could jump from without breaking a bone or injuring themselfs.

Answer 1

It depends upon the person. You have heard the story, Drop a mouse down a dry well and you will hear it run away. drop a horse down the same well and it will burst. There is a story of a WW ll bomber crew member dropping several thousand feet into a snow drift and only injuring an ankle. The terminal velocity of a falling man is about 120 MPH but up to that he fall at an acceleration of about 32feet per second per second. I don't know what the hell that means but it sounds good

Answer 2

This really depends on the person and their ability to land. For example, if you practice parkour (urban free running), are a stuntman or proficient in some martial arts, you can land from some pretty decent heights quite safely by employing fall breaking, rolling and energy dissipation techniques.

For other individuals, slipping on wet leaves can break the pelvis.

Answer 3

15 feet.

Edit: As the question said 'average human' my answer was of course estimated. Im sure the 'average fireman' might have an idea.