Method Skydiving???

[kvorumese]

Get into skydiving and accumulate enough jumps to the point that you're allowed to jump without an instructor, then deliberately don't open the parachute. Is this risky? It's just come to my mind and I'm failing to see how this would not work

 

[Eudaimonic]

Costly, time-consuming, and impact speed/force is the same from 20,000 ft as it is from 500 ft because of drag forces.

In general, I would advise against jumping because (maybe unless you're in the wilderness hiking up a cliff/mountain) it is really difficult to land on your head and people have survived falls from even 500 ft, in almost all cases with crippling injury. According to Geo Stone, 150+ feet on land/250+ feet on water is 95-98% fatal, which is honestly not great considering how devastating survival is.

 

[ShatteredSerenity]

It's rare, but people do this occasionally.

There is a backup parachute that deploys automatically if the main parachute fails to deploy for any reason. You would have to either disable the backup by cutting it internally, or figure out how to take it off while falling.

I also read about someone who rented a helicopter for a sightseeing tour and jumped out. The pilot tried to stop them but he couldn't do much since he had to keep flying.

 

[grid zer0]

It's rare, but people do this occasionally.

There is a backup parachute that deploys automatically if the main parachute fails to deploy for any reason. You would have to either disable the backup by cutting it internally, or figure out how to take it off while falling.

I also read about someone who rented a helicopter for a sightseeing tour and jumped out. The pilot tried to stop them but he couldn't do much since he had to keep flying.

that helicopter jump is quite a way to go

 

[kvorumese]

Costly, time-consuming, and impact speed/force is the same from 20,000 ft as it is from 500 ft because of drag forces.

In general, I would advise against jumping because (maybe unless you're in the wilderness hiking up a cliff/mountain) it is really difficult to land on your head and people have survived falls from even 500 ft, in almost all cases with crippling injury. According to Geo Stone, 150+ feet on land/250+ feet on water is 95-98% fatal, which is honestly not great considering how devastating survival is.

Do you mean that jumping off a mountain is the best spot to jump from?

 

[Young]

Jumping gotta be the most unpredictable method out there. People have survived extremely high falls. Some people die from falling off their bed.

Honestly, don't try jumping unless you are beyond desperate and it's your only method.

 

[crocune]

Get into skydiving and accumulate enough jumps to the point that you're allowed to jump without an instructor, then deliberately don't open the parachute. Is this risky? It's just come to my mind and I'm failing to see how this would not work

cost wise each skydiving attempt takes at least half your day (maybe your whole day) and about $300 on average just for the jump

then you have to get over your survival instincts to skydive WITH an instructor. which is incredibly hard as most people can't even get over their fear of bungee jumping

lets say you have the money and manage to overcome your SI so much that after jumping the first time you decided that you can jump again with an instructor. and after enough times you manage to get over your SI to then try to jump ALONE. then once you're out of the plane, manage to get over your SI to then NOT pull the parachute

if you manage to do all that you might as well just get drunk and throw yourself off a skyscraper instead

 

[Eudaimonic]

Do you mean that jumping off a mountain is the best spot to jump from?

Somewhere in the wilderness that is at least 150 ft and ideally 480 ft. Doing it in a remote location mitigates the risk of being rescued, so even if you failed, you would most likely die of other things like exposure to a harsh climate, blood loss, and organ trauma.

Jumping gotta be the most unpredictable method out there. People have survived extremely high falls. Some people die from falling off their bed.

Honestly, don't try jumping unless you are beyond desperate and it's your only method.

Yes, jumping is certainly overrated, especially at the heights most people use and have access to. It's only guaranteed if you can somehow land on your head (on a sufficiently hard surface).

 

[Life'sA6itch]

Get into skydiving and accumulate enough jumps to the point that you're allowed to jump without an instructor, then deliberately don't open the parachute. Is this risky? It's just come to my mind and I'm failing to see how this would not work

You could just do a static line jump (these don't have any instuctor attached to you at all, the chute opens just after you exit) but bring along a sharp knife to do the job of cutting the chutes to speed your fall. It may be tricky to be sure you don't cut too soon/before you're near the landing zone though as you don't want to land on someone or their home.

 

[darkenmydoorstep]

Google Victoria Cilliers.
Her husband cut hers and SHE SURVIVED.
So no, it isn't a sure fire way of leaving.