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10-19-2005, 04:05 PM
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What if you fell 30 ft?
If you were ever to fall out of the third story of a building, how would you want to land in order to cause the least injury to yourself?
I don't really know why, but I think about this question from time to time and I was wondering what you guys thought. If I had my choice, I would want to land on my side with my arms protecting my head from slamming directly into the ground. how about you? (let's say you are falling onto grass) 
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10-19-2005, 04:07 PM
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Re: What if you fell 30 ft?
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If you were ever to fall out of the third story of a building, how would you want to land in order to cause the least injury to yourself? I don't really know why, but I think about this question from time to time and I was wondering what you guys thought. If I had my choice, I would want to land on my side with my arms protecting my head from slamming directly into the ground. how about you? (let's say you are falling onto grass) [/ QUOTE ] On your feet? Broken legs are better than punctured organs.
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10-19-2005, 04:07 PM
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Re: What if you fell 30 ft?
I think I'd probably want to land flat on my back, with my arms crossed behind my head to protect my head and neck. On your side sounds like it would cause serious back/neck injury, and I'm sure it would at least break your collarbone.
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#6
10-19-2005, 04:09 PM
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Re: What if you fell 30 ft?
Thirty feet is enough to break legs but not much more if you land on your feet, trying to roll down to your side to slow the fall some. Trying to land on your back or side would be a good way to break your back I'd think.
Swede
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#7
10-19-2005, 04:11 PM
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Re: What if you fell 30 ft?
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Thirty feet is enough to break legs but not much more if you land on your feet, trying to roll down to your side to slow the fall some. Trying to land on your back or side would be a good way to break your back I'd think. Swede [/ QUOTE ] that's what i would think....that a well timed ballup/roll might be able to deflect some of the force...but who knows....blarg? jake?
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#8
10-19-2005, 04:22 PM
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Re: What if you fell 30 ft?
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[ QUOTE ] Thirty feet is enough to break legs but not much more if you land on your feet, trying to roll down to your side to slow the fall some. Trying to land on your back or side would be a good way to break your back I'd think. Swede [/ QUOTE ] that's what i would think....that a well timed ballup/roll might be able to deflect some of the force...but who knows....blarg? jake? [/ QUOTE ] I've known two people who have fallen off the roof of 2 storey-homes. One guy was a black-belt in jiujitsu and knew how to fall properly (I'm not entirely sure what he did, but it involved a roll), and wasn't injured at all when he got up and brushed himself off. The other guy was a big guy who landed on his stomach. His stomach hurt a bit after he fell, but didn't break any bones, so he considered himself lucky. A few days later his stomach started to bother him, but he was going through a stressful period, and thought it was just indigestion. The pain persisted, but he refused to go to a doctor. His breath then started to get really bad...it smelled like something had literally died inside him. Actually, something *literally* had -- his stomach had moved and twisted when he'd hit the ground, and had become gangrenous over time. He finally collapsed one day with a massive fever and was rushed to the hospital. They ended up having to remove a good chunk of his stomach to save his life. So, to answer your question, I wouldn't land on my stomach. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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10-19-2005, 05:53 PM
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Re: What if you fell 30 ft?
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The other guy was a big guy who landed on his stomach. His stomach hurt a bit after he fell, but didn't break any bones, so he considered himself lucky. A few days later his stomach started to bother him, but he was going through a stressful period, and thought it was just indigestion. The pain persisted, but he refused to go to a doctor. His breath then started to get really bad...it smelled like something had literally died inside him. Actually, something *literally* had -- his stomach had moved and twisted when he'd hit the ground, and had become gangrenous over time. He finally collapsed one day with a massive fever and was rushed to the hospital. They ended up having to remove a good chunk of his stomach to save his life. [/ QUOTE ] let me get this straight. the guy jumped off a two story house, landed on his stomach, had stomach issues a few days later, and thought it was stress??
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10-19-2005, 06:53 PM
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Re: What if you fell 30 ft?
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[ QUOTE ] The other guy was a big guy who landed on his stomach. His stomach hurt a bit after he fell, but didn't break any bones, so he considered himself lucky. A few days later his stomach started to bother him, but he was going through a stressful period, and thought it was just indigestion. The pain persisted, but he refused to go to a doctor. His breath then started to get really bad...it smelled like something had literally died inside him. Actually, something *literally* had -- his stomach had moved and twisted when he'd hit the ground, and had become gangrenous over time. He finally collapsed one day with a massive fever and was rushed to the hospital. They ended up having to remove a good chunk of his stomach to save his life. [/ QUOTE ] let me get this straight. the guy jumped off a two story house, landed on his stomach, had stomach issues a few days later, and thought it was stress?? [/ QUOTE ] He wasn't the sharpest knife in the drawer. When I asked him about it once he got out of the hospital, he told me that he'd "forgotten that he'd fallen off the roof" when his stomach issues began.
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