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It's quite likely that from such a height, the victims have already hyperventilated and were unconscious when they hit the ground.

Thats the conventional wisdom, but somehow we never get a definitive answer from survivors of fatal falls (probably because they died).

I know that my uncle, who was covered head to toe in dust from the collapse, was crying like a baby after seeing the jumpers hit the ground.

He saw his friends head blown off in Vietnam,and received a Purple Heart in combat.

I found out 2 days ago that my Grandfathers step daughter was a victim.

The victims will be avenged in spades.

Thats the conventional wisdom, but somehow we never get a definitive answer from survivors of fatal falls (probably because they died).

I don't know about the passing out in the fall, but I did have a truly near fatal fall, and I will attest to the fact that I was left with only the memory before and a bit of the rush down and that actually had a very calm and dream like quality. Absolutely nothing after that for 4 days.

I have seen photos of folks falling from heights and they look damned scared, but I would suspect the experience is close to surreal, and that time may well seem to stop. The human body has a fair amount of 'shock insulation' built into it, and the pain usually only comes later, and the terror is probably largely cut off by the body focusing in on trying to survive. In the case of someone jumping off the WTC, there would be no pain on impact I am sure.

I extend to you my condolences and sympathies, but I do not find solace in the notion of doing more of the same unto others who had no real part in it.

A friend in the military said the ruins on the first few days, with body parts strewn about, were way worse than anything he had seen in Bosnia. I also know someone who watched people jumping from his apartment (so he was high up too) and he still can't sleep a full night's sleep.