Kodama
Experienced
- Oct 11, 2019
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NO, it's impossible if you jump from the center of the bridge !So basically it is POSSIBLE to survive this bridge
NO, it's impossible if you jump from the center of the bridge !So basically it is POSSIBLE to survive this bridge
How bad was the pain when you hit? Why didnt you land head first?Well don't make the same mistake I did. Jumped 50ft and survived. Was really drunk, but landed feet first. Woke up a day later in hospital with every bone from the knees down broken, punctured lung and cracked ribs. Took 16 weeks to learn to walk again and a year to wean myself off crutches because of my balance. The worst thing from the ordeal is the embarrassment that comes after you wake up realising you failed and family/friends judging you. Could also add the constant reminder of pain in my ankles and walking with a limp that people always ask about. Can't run anymore since both ankles were fused back on and have limited mobility. It is what it is.
I wrote he was drunk... When you are falling it's a lottery Some peoples died accidentally from falling their own height or less than 15 ft !How bad was the pain when you hit? Why didnt you land head first?
I feel the same regarding this and a couple of other locations. So beautiful and the height can leave little or no doubt. Need to do a bit more research but looking promising should it become method #1. I've gleaned much info from youtube.Hahahaha, sorry, couldn't help but laugh at landing on a pile of marshmalllows.
I'm mainly going to the Royal Gorge (yes 1000ft) because it's very beautiful. I want my last view to at least be spectacular before i take the plunge.
Yep, 50 feet is the median height for surviving jumps: half do, half don't. Not really high enough for certainty.Well don't make the same mistake I did. Jumped 50ft and survived. Was really drunk, but landed feet first. Woke up a day later in hospital with every bone from the knees down broken, punctured lung and cracked ribs. Took 16 weeks to learn to walk again and a year to wean myself off crutches because of my balance. The worst thing from the ordeal is the embarrassment that comes after you wake up realising you failed and family/friends judging you. Could also add the constant reminder of pain in my ankles and walking with a limp that people always ask about. Can't run anymore since both ankles were fused back on and have limited mobility. It is what it is.
You're overthinking the whole thing. Over & out on this.Thank you Sir.
I never say I didn't want to land my head on the bottom, that is my goal, head down. But like you say, it doesn't matter if I land on my back or head, one thousand feet is high enough regardless of what position I land.
What I said was that when I jump, somehow instead of go straight down the bottom, I hit my head on the side of the rocks first then I bounce then I continue fall, that will break down my impact.
Like this statement: [[ The best shot of survival is to hit your body on those jagged rocks first, at as high an elevation as possible, so it can break down your impact as you continue to free fall down. ]]
I have no idea which part on that bridge would send me straight down, I guess it right in the middle, due to bridge build balance, so the tallest height would be in the middle of the bridge.
Landing on mud or water from 1,000 feet will do zero to cushion your fall. It will just make your corpse wet or muddy. Water is not compressible, meaning it does not safely decelerate you. Have you ever done a belly flop or just slapped your hand on the water? It hurts! That's because the water cannot move out of the way faster than you are moving. From 1,000 ft, if you are an unstable body, you'll be going almost 160 mph when you reach your destination. Sand, rocks, water, cotton balls, anything is going to punch your ticket to ctb.@fightingsioux
Thank you Sir for your explaination.
@RedPanda
You might want to read this, or anyone who plan to jump might want to read this.
A person who major in Physic answer me said this regarding this 1,000 feet bridge:
[[ The best shot of survival is to hit your body on those jagged rocks first, at as high an elevation as possible, so it can break down your impact as you continue to free fall down (if you are almost all of the way down, hitting the water or mud adjacent to the river would probably be better).
You can have some slight impact on what direction you fall, you could get lucky with crosswinds, and you might push off towards a rock wall as you leap. ]]
So basically it is POSSIBLE to survive this bridge, this is why I refuse to go on windy time, nor time where it fill with snow.
Plus you can't control where you land, like if you land on the mud part of the river below, who knows it might be a cushion on your fall.
Now I regret said I want my head hit the jagged rocks first. Bad idea. Because it will break down my impact.
Yeah look at this pic below. Yeah, last thing I want is survive.
Perhaps I should rethink this jump method and hell, get a damn shotgun and blow my brain off.
Can you climb up with your back to it and just fall backwards? Though your plan b could certainly do the trick as well.Well and I didn't spend any time walking around the 656 feet bridge thinking at all, I went straight to middle of the bridge, where the 5th helpline telephone boot is (there 10 helpline phone spread out evenly, so I figure the 5th one got to be the middle of the bridge one), and I climbed (yes, I look around and there make sure was no one around me, not even a car. Except a coyote on the other side across). First step climb and I look straight down, and holly batman it was HIGH!! Then my legs start trembling then I got back down.
They have a resting area where you can park your car then you can walk to the bridge, so I park my car there, I went back and drove home.
Waste money get there and rent a car, but at least I learn that at 656 feet my anxiety kick in make my legs shaking.
Maybe I should go back there again and this time do more practice. Perhaps I should hang around and just force myself to look down 656 feet for like couple hours, then maybe I will get use to it.
Neither way, until I get over my fear of height, I think a shotgun would be a better bet for me.
You will fall for six seconds from 1,000 feet. It will start silent and then sound very windy. Then it will immediately be over. You've seen what happens to a car going 60mph. You'll be going 160mph. You won't suffer.I wear contact lens due to I'm near sighted, so I can just take off my contact lens and climb, and no way I can see that far 656 feet or 1,000 feet bottom below without my contact lens. If I'm familiar with the bridge and know where the middle of the bridge is, I can just climb and jump, I wouldn't have to scare of height if I can't see anything far away without my contacts lens anyways.
I'm short (I'm 5 feet and 1 inches to be exact), I don't know how to climb with my back like that Gene guy in GGB.
sighhhh....... this is so hard. I would have put a shotgun to my head if I hold a gun before, but I never hold a gun before so I not sure if I can aim correctly at my head. And a gun is not a thing to do practice with, one miss aim and your whole face be disfigured and you still have your heart beating.
@MaybeMaybeKnot
My question, so if somehow I get over my anxiety and manage to plunge 1,000 feet down that bridge, chances are I will die fast right? Not laying around in blood while my heart still beating and it gonna take like 5-6 hours before my blood drain from bleed to death right? This need to be quick, because I don't want anyone to rescue my body and take me to the hospital and help me survive.
....I just said don't call us "sir". I'm not "sir" - I am just CH. I don't need the title, nor do I deserve it. And that guy survived the jump because he opened his parachute, even though he opened it a bit too late. You're telling us to watch the video, but I am doubtful that you even took the time to watch it yourself, especially since there is no question as to what actually transpired in the video. You're looking to CTB by jumping - hence, you would not have a parachute prepared.Well thank you Sir CrushedHopes, and yes, I'm concerned big time over 1,000 feet or 656 feet, as there Youtube video right there above of someone who SURVIVE a 656 feet jump.
[citation needed]It has been survivers on GGB, so there is a much greater chance to survive a shorter bridge. You could also die of drowning, because you can't swim with all your broken bones.
/sighYeah, there quite alot of survivers in the Golden Gate bridge, but then the Golden Gate bridge only 220 feet height clearance below, to me that not high at all. That due who open his parachute towards the end he even survive and that is a 650 feet bridge.
If I'm going to take my risk, I won't risk anything lower than that 1,000 feet bridge, just in case. My fear of survive and be in coma/vegetable is just too strong, I just want to make sure I'm DEAD.
Those are the exceptions, not the rule. 98% of the jumpers do not survive - whether they die instantly from their jump, or drown. Since the GGB has had a notorious suicide history, it's also going to be more and more difficult to jump from there.Here is one in many articles of the Golden Gate bridge survivers.
Second Chances: 'I survived jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge'
Meet two men with an incredible connection. They jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge, and survived. Both say the moment their fingers left the railing, they felt instant regret. It's a story of mistakes, survival, and second chances.abc7news.com
And Google this, this guy survive:
Kevin Hines Jumped Off the Golden Gate Bridge, and Survived.