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To: BeauBo

Rule of thumb in drops from height. Highly dependent on what you land on of course. 1 story up usually survivable. 2 stories up you might survive but with injuries. 3 stories up no chance unless you have a very soft landing surface.


14 posted on 08/02/2020 9:02:37 PM PDT by xp38
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To: xp38

The average height of a fatal fall is 10 feet.


17 posted on 08/02/2020 9:05:30 PM PDT by null and void (Quarantine the sick. Shield the vulnerable. Free everyone else!)
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To: xp38

Some spikes on the desert floor right below would kinda skewer some of these weebles ;)


21 posted on 08/02/2020 9:09:32 PM PDT by centermass_socrates (Stand for the flag, kneel for the cross.)
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To: xp38
How about 14 stories plus a 15 foot garage level? I saw the aftermath of that while ago as freshman in college. A kid jumped at the most pedestrian trafficked corner of a dorm building and narrowly missed a coed walking to class. She felt his arm or leg brush past her as he fell the last few feet onto the concrete plaza surface. I was walking away from the point of impact about 10 feet from where he landed. It sounded to me like a trash bag full of water balloons had landed behind me. A sloshing sound, a bit of a thud and then a lot of coeds screaming. When I turned I could see it was a male on his back, his legs folded under him, arms out and blood starting to pour from his ears. Even with that grotesque scene - I walked closer to him, not really processing what it was for a few seconds.

So, long story short, 14+ stories gets the job done.

28 posted on 08/02/2020 9:25:33 PM PDT by Wally_Kalbacken
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