Jumping and not perceiving the impact

[Worthless loser]

Does anyone know of any sources that might lend credence to the claim that because parts of our perception (bodily, sensations of pain, etc) are delayed by some milliseconds, that one would not actually have enough time to become aware of impact with the ground before death (and thus a painless death)? I've read this claim before but it seems unlikely to me, just wondering if there's any more information about it out there.

 

[rhiino]

As one cannot tell you this from experience it is very hard to prove it. It is a fact that your perception of everything is delayed and thus when you die fast enough you do not feel anything. The question is just how fast you die or go unconscious when falling to death.

 

[Crumbledank]

As one cannot tell you this from experience it is very hard to prove it. It is a fact that your perception of everything is delayed and thus when you die fast enough you do not feel anything. The question is just how fast you die or go unconscious when falling to death.

You can be knocked out from a fall but not die. Ask People who had that experience? If they didn't feel impact, it would suggest if you fall and die you might not feel impact either.

 

[GravityUtilizer]

I mean, it sounds good:

https://www.science20.com/alpha_meme/suicide_life_ends_six_meters_above_ground-78133

Maybe it's just about taking a leap of faith.

 

[autumnal]

Does anyone know of any sources that might lend credence to the claim that because parts of our perception (bodily, sensations of pain, etc) are delayed by some milliseconds, that one would not actually have enough time to become aware of impact with the ground before death (and thus a painless death)? I've read this claim before but it seems unlikely to me, just wondering if there's any more information about it out there.

I mean, it sounds good:

https://www.science20.com/alpha_meme/suicide_life_ends_six_meters_above_ground-78133

Maybe it's just about taking a leap of faith.

I too only had the article @GravityUtilizer mentions.

 

[RedDEE]

Here you go,

https://io9.gizmodo.com/why-you-probably-won-t-experience-your-own-traumatic-de-5916677 [Why you won't experience your own traumatic death.]

 

[feast or famine]

When I jumped from a 100 ft bridge into water, I went unconscious before I hit water. The impact was enough to fracture a bunch of bones in my back and ribs and collapse my lungs.

I don't even remember at what point I went unconscious. I didn't feel any pain upon hitting the water. I woke up after several seconds, floating, before I was rescued.

 

[Deathbydemo]

When I jumped from a 100 ft bridge into water, I went unconscious before I hit water. The impact was enough to fracture a bunch of bones in my back and ribs and collapse my lungs.

I don't even remember at what point I went unconscious. I didn't feel any pain upon hitting the water. I woke up after several seconds, floating, before I was rescued.

It's a miracle you survived. Were you sectioned afterwards?

 

[feast or famine]

It's a miracle you survived. Were you sectioned afterwards?

Yeah, I've been told by many of the doctors and nurses that it was a miracle I survived, especially without any permanent damage.

I spent a week in the hospital, then I was transferred to the psych ward for 3 weeks.

 

[Blue LIPS]

I'm sure there's a way to figure it out using mathematics. Velocity, mass, force and I guess overall average synapse response.

 

[rhiino]

I'm sure there's a way to figure it out using mathematics. Velocity, mass, force and I guess overall average synapse response.

Yeah, people did this. The question is just how fast your brain stops to process things after impact and that is the missing part in the equation.

 

[Blue LIPS]

Yeah, people did this. The question is just how fast your brain stops to process things after impact and that is the missing part in the equation.

Hmmm, for decapitation isn't it like 5 seconds afterwards your senses still work? Less than that for sure, idk tbh. Probably a second at the most, depends how quickly your brain turns to a puddle.