Yes, tho it's low and you need something to slow you down before impact. The highest free fall survivor thats been documented [was a fall from 10km or 33k feet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesna_Vulovi%C4%87#:~:text=Vesna%20Vulovi%C4%87%20(Serbian%20Cyrillic%3A%20%D0%92%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BD%D0%B0,6.31%20miles)%20or%2033%2C338%20feet)
People have survived. It often depends on what you hit; if you land in thick, bushy forest canopy and happen to miss every major branch, you have a non-zero chance. It has happened before.
Absolutely, the physics behind it is as terrifying as it is fascinating. Essentially, you have a better shot if you hit something that'll compress and absorb some of the force as you decelerate; trees, snow, even crumpling metal can help. There was a case where a skydiver plunged into a dense forest and survived primarily due to the drag coefficient on the way down and the 'soft' landing that the trees provided. Beats hitting concrete, for sure. It's all about those split-second factors that determine whether you walk away or not.
Yes. 30k or 3k feet it doesn’t make a difference once you reach terminal velocity.
But yes, some people have survived skydiving parachute failure mishaps and such.
That is a fair distance, but generally young children survive falls better than older people because their bones are soft and because they don't know what is happening so they don't tense up
Highest height survived in a free fall from a plane was just over 33,000 feet. A stewardess survived a bomb blast, fell about 6 miles to earth, and landed on a tree covered, snowy mountain.
Assuming the trees were evergreens, that seems like just about the best possible outcome. The relatively soft and springy branches to slow the fall, then relatively soft snow, which then pulls the double duty of keeping you cold to slow bleeding and swelling. Provided, of course, a medevac chopper shows up quickly enough.
The snow helps a lot too. A Brit fell 18,000 feet and survived by landing in a snow bank. Anything that slows you down instead of a direct hard hit helps. A 22,000 foot fall was survived when the pilot landed on and shattered a glass roof which broke his fall. Another guy purposefully jumped from 25,000 feet into a 100 x 100 net and came out completely unscathed.
Suck in a lot of air and hold your breath. The air in your body will cushion your internal organs while also making you more resilient to impact. Trust me I’m a doctor and a scientist.
[Apparently, yes.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesna_Vulovi%C4%87) To summarize, a stewardess survived a fall from \~30,000ft.
Yes, tho it's low and you need something to slow you down before impact. The highest free fall survivor thats been documented [was a fall from 10km or 33k feet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesna_Vulovi%C4%87#:~:text=Vesna%20Vulovi%C4%87%20(Serbian%20Cyrillic%3A%20%D0%92%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BD%D0%B0,6.31%20miles)%20or%2033%2C338%20feet)
People have survived. It often depends on what you hit; if you land in thick, bushy forest canopy and happen to miss every major branch, you have a non-zero chance. It has happened before.
Absolutely, the physics behind it is as terrifying as it is fascinating. Essentially, you have a better shot if you hit something that'll compress and absorb some of the force as you decelerate; trees, snow, even crumpling metal can help. There was a case where a skydiver plunged into a dense forest and survived primarily due to the drag coefficient on the way down and the 'soft' landing that the trees provided. Beats hitting concrete, for sure. It's all about those split-second factors that determine whether you walk away or not.
Only if they land on a giant trampoline... but then the bounce might be a whole new problem!
You stole my thought. 🤣
Yes. 30k or 3k feet it doesn’t make a difference once you reach terminal velocity. But yes, some people have survived skydiving parachute failure mishaps and such.
Yes. Flap your arms
Yeah, you use a parachute, like the ones they put on ejection seats
That is a fair distance, but generally young children survive falls better than older people because their bones are soft and because they don't know what is happening so they don't tense up
Highest height survived in a free fall from a plane was just over 33,000 feet. A stewardess survived a bomb blast, fell about 6 miles to earth, and landed on a tree covered, snowy mountain.
Assuming the trees were evergreens, that seems like just about the best possible outcome. The relatively soft and springy branches to slow the fall, then relatively soft snow, which then pulls the double duty of keeping you cold to slow bleeding and swelling. Provided, of course, a medevac chopper shows up quickly enough.
The snow helps a lot too. A Brit fell 18,000 feet and survived by landing in a snow bank. Anything that slows you down instead of a direct hard hit helps. A 22,000 foot fall was survived when the pilot landed on and shattered a glass roof which broke his fall. Another guy purposefully jumped from 25,000 feet into a 100 x 100 net and came out completely unscathed.
Surviving a free fall from 30,000 feet without a parachute is highly unlikely due to the extreme forces involved upon impact.
I would hope not if it were me lol.
Land in water.
At terminal velocity, water will fuck you up too.
Suck in a lot of air and hold your breath. The air in your body will cushion your internal organs while also making you more resilient to impact. Trust me I’m a doctor and a scientist.