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Can you really die falling into the ocean from airplane altitude?
Baalzharon
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Some time back I heard a old wive's tail that water turns to concrete if you fall from high up.
But I've always believed this to be a lie. Why?
Cause a penny for example, if it falls from a skyscraper and hits someone on the ground below...its not gonna kill the person or leave a crater. Even if it fell from an airplane, it can't fall faster than it can. Of course, humans fall faster than a penny, but they aren't gonna fall so fast they turn into a meteor hitting the earth. You can only fall at the speed that one is limited by.
Of course, hitting the ground would hurt. Ground is solid. Even a boulder leaves a crater in the ground. The boulder will also explode as it hits the ground. But water is a liquid, water is not concrete or a road. And if even say a boulder falls into the water, it makes a big splash but thats all. The boulder doesnt explode like its hitting concrete. A boulder is also much heavier than a person is
So say you jump out of an airplane in an emergency...you aren't gonna keep falling faster and faster and faster until you turn into a meteor, you will only fall as fast as ones weight, size and shape. But most people are very lighter than a boulder.
The other thing is, I've jumped from a skyscraper into a massive lake below, did I die? Nope didn't even hurt. Though I did get fined for trespassing. But the views+ad income on youtube by far made up for that. In any case, now airplane altitude is different than skyscraper altitude...but you aren't gonna fall faster than you would a tall skyscraper. Eventually the fall speed maxes out.
So that is why, especially when I jumped off a skyscraper...no pain, nothing. was exoneration. Very exciting. Was just like jumping into a pool from a tall ladder. So how can the old wive's tail be true that water turns to concrete when even from max falling speed it never actually turned to concrete? I think thats a lie when you take in all the facts of how fast someone can actually fall, and how no object even from airplane altitude like a penny suddenly turns to meteor speed and explodes on impact. Even a boulder from high above doesnt explode on impact when hitting water. And meteors are different cause they are coming in at 1000s of miles per hour from space...no comparison there
But I've always believed this to be a lie. Why?
Cause a penny for example, if it falls from a skyscraper and hits someone on the ground below...its not gonna kill the person or leave a crater. Even if it fell from an airplane, it can't fall faster than it can. Of course, humans fall faster than a penny, but they aren't gonna fall so fast they turn into a meteor hitting the earth. You can only fall at the speed that one is limited by.
Of course, hitting the ground would hurt. Ground is solid. Even a boulder leaves a crater in the ground. The boulder will also explode as it hits the ground. But water is a liquid, water is not concrete or a road. And if even say a boulder falls into the water, it makes a big splash but thats all. The boulder doesnt explode like its hitting concrete. A boulder is also much heavier than a person is
So say you jump out of an airplane in an emergency...you aren't gonna keep falling faster and faster and faster until you turn into a meteor, you will only fall as fast as ones weight, size and shape. But most people are very lighter than a boulder.
The other thing is, I've jumped from a skyscraper into a massive lake below, did I die? Nope didn't even hurt. Though I did get fined for trespassing. But the views+ad income on youtube by far made up for that. In any case, now airplane altitude is different than skyscraper altitude...but you aren't gonna fall faster than you would a tall skyscraper. Eventually the fall speed maxes out.
So that is why, especially when I jumped off a skyscraper...no pain, nothing. was exoneration. Very exciting. Was just like jumping into a pool from a tall ladder. So how can the old wive's tail be true that water turns to concrete when even from max falling speed it never actually turned to concrete? I think thats a lie when you take in all the facts of how fast someone can actually fall, and how no object even from airplane altitude like a penny suddenly turns to meteor speed and explodes on impact. Even a boulder from high above doesnt explode on impact when hitting water. And meteors are different cause they are coming in at 1000s of miles per hour from space...no comparison there
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Also, people die all the time from jumping from bridges over water. The issue is that the force you create on the water will go back to you and the faster you fall, the greater the force will be. It also depends if you go in with your feet or you belly flop in.
You could also just google it. The highest dive into a pool that was witnessed is probably 170ish feet i saw.
a quote from the internet:
Stone states that jumping from 150 feet (46 metres) or higher on land, and 250 feet (76 metres) or more on water, is 95% to 98% fatal. 150 feet/46 metres, equates to roughly 10 to 15 stories in a building, depending on the height of one story. 250 feet is the height of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.
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