Help What's the minimum height to die quickly from jumping?

[Anon1337]

Thinking about jumping, but it's a very busy place and the drop isn't that high. (The landing is stone)

 

[blueming]

150ft (46 metres) onto land should be fatal. It's roughly 10 to 15 stories in a building. Read this for more info.

 

[Anon1337]

150ft (46 metres) onto land should be fatal. It's roughly 10 to 15 stories in a building. Read this for more info.

The height I was thinking about jumping is around 15 meters.

 

[blueming]

The height I was thinking about jumping is around 15 meters.

I would definitely recommend finding a higher place. 15 metres is too low to guarantee death, you will probably survive and end up with serious injuries.

 

[friendly99]

I would say 15m is sufficient if you are landing on a hard surface

 

[Duqu]

The height I was thinking about jumping is around 15 meters.

Yeah that's only about 4.5 stories. Definitely not enough. You'd probably splat with a ton of injuries.

 

[worldexploder]

If I was ever going to jump, it would have to be from an incredibly high place (far higher than the Golden Gate Bridge). I wish I had the gumption to jump off the second tallest bridge in America. It's 876 feet and only an hours drive away. Me and heights don't get along and I can't stop obsessing over the prospects of being conscious for a minute or so after hitting the ground, I should go instantly in that scenario but the fear keeps me on solid ground.

 

[Schopenhauer]

The height I was thinking about jumping is around 15 meters.

15 meters is definitely too low. More than 50% chance of surviving. The gold standard is >100 feet (~30m)