New Posts For Thread: How far can you fall or jump safely?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30787301/how-far-can-you-fall-or-jump-safelyPresuming you land on your feet?We were discussing this on another thread but would like to hear from a wider audience. I once fell / jumped from about 20ft on to soft grass, which resulted in a broken ankle, a busted up elbow, and generally knockedMany years ago I knew a kid who was a bit of a Dare devil, he reckoned he could jump off this 40ft building in to a tree about 15 ft below. One night he went missing and was found the next morning, dead below the tree.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30787301/how-far-can-you-fall-or-jump-safely?post_id=550920925#550920925Many years ago I knew a kid who was a bit of a Dare devil, he reckoned he could jump off this 40ft building in to a tree about 15 ft below. One night he went missing and was found the next morning, dead below the tree.Mon, 16 Jan 2017 12:06:09 -0600Acceleration due to gravity is 9.8 metres per second every second. Doesn't sound much until you realize that's the equivalent of 0 to 60 mph in 2.75 seconds.So falling 20 feet is the equivalent of gunning a Bugatti Veyron into a brick wall 20 feet awhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30787301/how-far-can-you-fall-or-jump-safely?post_id=550919703#550919703Acceleration due to gravity is 9.8 metres per second every second. Doesn't sound much until you realize that's the equivalent of 0 to 60 mph in 2.75 seconds.So falling 20 feet is the equivalent of gunning a Bugatti Veyron into a brick wall 20 feet awMon, 16 Jan 2017 09:46:59 -0600The fall killed her.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30787301/how-far-can-you-fall-or-jump-safely?post_id=550918029#550918029The fall killed her.Mon, 16 Jan 2017 05:45:40 -0600Yes, she didhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30787301/how-far-can-you-fall-or-jump-safely?post_id=550916717#550916717Yes, she didMon, 16 Jan 2017 02:41:40 -0600think she died last monthhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30787301/how-far-can-you-fall-or-jump-safely?post_id=550916589#550916589think she died last monthMon, 16 Jan 2017 02:25:07 -0600we should ask her to do it again from 40,000 ft....https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30787301/how-far-can-you-fall-or-jump-safely?post_id=550916105#550916105we should ask her to do it again from 40,000 ft....Sun, 15 Jan 2017 23:26:06 -060033,000 feet +.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesna_Vulovichttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30787301/how-far-can-you-fall-or-jump-safely?post_id=550913705#55091370533,000 feet +.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesna_VulovicSun, 15 Jan 2017 17:48:51 -0600an air stewardess fell out of a plane at 40,000 ft? she survived? although she was busted up. Guinness world records?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30787301/how-far-can-you-fall-or-jump-safely?post_id=550913703#550913703an air stewardess fell out of a plane at 40,000 ft? she survived? although she was busted up. Guinness world records?Sun, 15 Jan 2017 17:48:43 -0600Trust the ladder is secured at the top ( prevent it sliding sideways ) and bottom to prevent it slipping back?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30787301/how-far-can-you-fall-or-jump-safely?post_id=550912911#550912911Trust the ladder is secured at the top ( prevent it sliding sideways ) and bottom to prevent it slipping back?Sun, 15 Jan 2017 16:39:40 -0600I do have quite a few windowshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30787301/how-far-can-you-fall-or-jump-safely?post_id=550911889#550911889I do have quite a few windowsSun, 15 Jan 2017 15:32:37 -0600