If jumping is your method, do you have a location picked out already?

[NorseHel]

Jumping isn't at the top of my list for several reasons, but I've thought about where I could do it if need be and come up mostly empty. Most places I can think of are either hard to access, way too public, or just come with a risk of failure. Either being too low to the ground, or there's potential for your fall to be broken by something.

So I'm just curious if anyone has picked a spot, what were your considerations? Do you have any other considerations apart from practicality, like sentimental value? What makes this spot your main candidate?

 

[Al_stargate]

Hiking is a popular hobby in my country since there are a lot of mountains here. As you can imagine accidents are very common as well, one can hear or read about it in the news often. I was always wondering how many of these accidents are actually disguised suicides. Spare the shame just make it look like another victim of the mountain gods which, I guess, has some romantic redeeming quality to it.
I've read that two most primal human fears are heights and loud sounds. It takes a suffered soul to jump and they should probably have access to nembutal.

 

[NorseHel]

Hiking is a popular hobby in my country since there are a lot of mountains here. As you can imagine accidents are very common as well, one can hear or read about it in the news often. I was always wondering how many of these accidents are actually disguised suicides. Spare the shame just make it look like another victim of the mountain gods which, I guess, has some romantic redeeming quality to it.
I've read that two most primal human fears are heights and loud sounds. It takes a suffered soul to jump and they should probably have access to nembutal.

That does sound like one of the nicer places to do it if it's an option. Like you said, jumping definitely seems stressful, but of course once you make the leap (pun intended) you can't back out which can be a good thing. Spending a little time surrounded by nature, away from other people... Definitely not the worst place to ctb.

 

[ThePaleWhiteLight]

If I had transportation, I would love to jump from the Brooklyn Bridge. I find it a romantic location because it was on the cover of Type O Negative's World Coming Down album.

 

[Al_stargate]

If I had transportation, I would love to jump from the Brooklyn Bridge. I find it a romantic location because it was on the cover of Type O Negative's World Coming Down album.

Not sure if high enough. Golden state bridge is 30 meters higher and has a mortality rate of 98%. Couldn't find info for Brooklyn bridge.

 

[ThePaleWhiteLight]

Not sure if high enough. Golden state bridge is 30 meters higher and has a mortality rate of 98%. Couldn't find info for Brooklyn bridge.

The Vintage News

However, none of this compares to the number of people that have committed suicide by jumping off of Brooklyn Bridge. Unofficially, more than 1,300 suicides had occurred by 2003. There is speculation that every 15 days, a person dies from a fall in the East River. There were ideas of creating a suicide barrier, but the idea wasn't realized because of engineering obstacles.

 

[Weebster]

Yes. But there's no time for lingering. It would arouse suspicion.

 

[Al_stargate]

Saw this documentary a while ago about people jumping from the Golden Gate bridge. Most people kinda linger there a bit and contemplate. One guy that struck me the most at the beginning that just went for it, no hesitation whatsoever.

 

[Pain In The Ass]

Jumping isn't at the top of my list for several reasons, but I've thought about where I could do it if need be and come up mostly empty. Most places I can think of are either hard to access, way too public, or just come with a risk of failure. Either being too low to the ground, or there's potential for your fall to be broken by something.

So I'm just curious if anyone has picked a spot, what were your considerations? Do you have any other considerations apart from practicality, like sentimental value? What makes this spot your main candidate?

For my third back-up plan, I would buy some biking gear so I look the part, and ride off Beachy Head UK...

 

[NorseHel]

For my third back-up plan, I would buy some biking gear so I look the part, and ride off Beachy Head UK...

Given your avatar, that's just perfect.

 

[Pain In The Ass]

Given your avatar, that's just perfect.

Hahaha, it's definitely one of the more comical ways to go, especially if you're wearing a helmet for irony!

 

[Ligottian]

They have been putting nets beneath the Golden Gate Bridge. I read just the other day the project is close to completion.

 

[its-about-time]

There's a bridge about 45 minutes from me that has a 300ft drop. The bottom is mostly large rocks and a small river through the middle of the gorge. There's an active highway bridge but they made a little park there so people can walk across the old closed bridge, which has no fence or nets aside from the waist high rail. I've had that place as a method before but scared myself looking over, told a friend I was there, and cops came and picked me up. I think if I was sufficiently drunk I may be able to jump. But it's not high on my list of methods, just more of a fail safe at this point.

 

[NorseHel]

There's a bridge about 45 minutes from me that has a 300ft drop. The bottom is mostly large rocks and a small river through the middle of the gorge. There's an active highway bridge but they made a little park there so people can walk across the old closed bridge, which has no fence or nets aside from the waist high rail. I've had that place as a method before but scared myself looking over, told a friend I was there, and cops came and picked me up. I think if I was sufficiently drunk I may be able to jump. But it's not high on my list of methods, just more of a fail safe at this point.

Damn, at that height you'd have a good few seconds as well before you land. A little over 4 seconds... not a lot in the grand scheme of things, but still scary to think about.

 

[Skyewalker]

I live on a hill with a deck which might provide a good drop. Tempting, but I probably don't have the guts to go for it. There's also that chance of survival in really messed-up shape that I don't like, so it wouldn't be the method I'd prefer.

The Golden Gate Bridge could be an option, but a lot of effort has gone into constructing suicide barriers/nets to cut down on the success rate.

 

[its-about-time]

Damn, at that height you'd have a good few seconds as well before you land. A little over 4 seconds... not a lot in the grand scheme of things, but still scary to think about.

Yeah. The height is good because it's guaranteed death but makes for a scary fall. I'm still terrified of surviving something like that though. I couldn't stop picturing my body laying between the rocks, totally broken but alive and in tremendous pain. That's what ultimately chased me away from this method. Even though it's twice as high as a fatal jump.

 

[jawdropped123]

Well i live in a 7 floor building but jm having second thoughts after seeing that boy fall to his dead from the "free fall" ride

 

[NorseHel]

Yeah. The height is good because it's guaranteed death but makes for a scary fall. I'm still terrified of surviving something like that though. I couldn't stop picturing my body laying between the rocks, totally broken but alive and in tremendous pain. That's what ultimately chased me away from this method. Even though it's twice as high as a fatal jump.

I feel you... There's stories of people surviving falls from much greater heights, though it must be said all of them tend to involve mitigating circumstances. Being trapped in part of a plane wreck, having their fall slowed by what used to be a parachute, landing on anything with just enough flexibility to save them.

There are few things more pitiful than a creature helpless and in pain.

 

[Pain In The Ass]

Damn, at that height you'd have a good few seconds as well before you land. A little over 4 seconds... not a lot in the grand scheme of things, but still scary to think about.

Beachy Head is 530ft at points - how many seconds would that be?

 

[its-about-time]

I feel you... There's stories of people surviving falls from much greater heights, though it must be said all of them tend to involve mitigating circumstances. Being trapped in part of a plane wreck, having their fall slowed by what used to be a parachute, landing on anything with just enough flexibility to save them.

There are few things more pitiful than a creature helpless and in pain.

It's really a horrifying idea. I don't remember exactly what the height is for a guaranteed death when hitting hard ground and encountering zero slowing obstacles (hitting a tree, having a failed parachute, etc), but I think I remember it being around 150ft. But god, what if I lived. Even if I eventually died there on the ground, that would be the worst way to go I can imagine. Ugh. It's hard to think about. Let alone if I somehow survived being rescued, my body would likely be absolutely mangled and cause pain for the rest of my life and I'd surely be immobile. It's just a horrifying idea. It's so unlikely, maybe impossible to survive a 300ft fall onto boulders, but it's still so terrifying to consider surviving. That's part of why I've chosen a method that doesn't leave permanent damage if it fails or I abort (SN).

 

[Bedrock48]

Jumping has never been top of my list, largely because where I live there is limited options without needing to break and enter say a high rise building.

If I was to use it though I've always preferred the idea of jumping over water, in the grand scheme of things it makes little difference but mentally it just feels easier to overcome. Near me there is a bridge around 93ft, not guaranteed but there's been many completed suicides nonetheless. It's spooky but whenever I hear a helicopter over my area chances are it's because of a jumper or someone threatening.

 

[NorseHel]

Beachy Head is 530ft at points - how many seconds would that be?

Can't be bothered to go check the exact numbers, but... I checked it for 600ft earlier and that came out to around 6.3 I believe, so probably just a little under 6 seconds. Though, that's without factoring in air resistance, not sure how much that would count for but at 6 seconds free fall you'd be coming up on 60m/s or... 180km/h give or take? I'd imagine air resistance has already started playing a significant role at that speed.

Okay, now you've got me curious. Let me go figure out how air resistance would affect things...

Right, so without taking air resistance into account, 530ft would equate to a 5.7s free fall. Assuming the average drag coefficient of a skydiver however, that number increases to 6.2s.

And please, don't ask me how a bike would affect the equation...

 

[FuneralCry]

Jumping is really terrifying to me, I am afraid of heights. I believe that someone must be really desperate to be able to go through with jumping. I would also be afraid of it going wrong in someway. I do think that if I did jumping, I would have to find the highest place possible to avoid it failing. I do envy those with the courage for that method though, but I believe that it is difficult because of the SI.

 

[ornitier199]

Royal Gorge Bridge yep. It'll cost ~100 to get there from Denver but worth it since I actually cant get SN.

 

[height jumper 69]

I have chosen multiple places if i end up jumping, I don't need to be scared of heights since im not afraid of falling. One of the places I have chosen is a 330 foot fall onto concrete from the top of a building, but I may not be able to reach its highest point (330), as long as the fall is greater 150 feet, then I'm sure it'll be an instantanous death. Another spot spot I have chosen is the Fred Hartman Bridge, it's 180 feet off the water surface, I'm not sure if this height onto water will instantly knock me unconscious/kill me , but i am sure i will die within less 10 minutes, I won't think about it and just jump to avoid being , spotted and "saved" by either being removed off the bridge or by some people that could possibly try to get me out of the water after I have jumped. I don't mind drowning with shattered bones.

 

[Pain In The Ass]

Can't be bothered to go check the exact numbers, but... I checked it for 600ft earlier and that came out to around 6.3 I believe, so probably just a little under 6 seconds. Though, that's without factoring in air resistance, not sure how much that would count for but at 6 seconds free fall you'd be coming up on 60m/s or... 180km/h give or take? I'd imagine air resistance has already started playing a significant role at that speed.

Okay, now you've got me curious. Let me go figure out how air resistance would affect things...

Right, so without taking air resistance into account, 530ft would equate to a 5.7s free fall. Assuming the average drag coefficient of a skydiver however, that number increases to 6.2s.

And please, don't ask me how a bike would affect the equation...

So for highest speed impact I should let go of the bike and wear an aerodynamic cycling suit!

 

[Klo]

Well i live in a 7 floor building but jm having second thoughts after seeing that boy fall to his dead from the "free fall" ride

Yes I'm on the 6th floor and have a private balcony but I wonder if it would be high enough. Jumping is my backup plan. Also maybe I could go to the top floor so a few more stories. I just dont want to survive a jump.