Man survives sky diving accident
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Man survives sky diving accident
It shows him plummeting 12,000ft to earth after both his parachutes failed, saying goodbye to the world... and hitting the ground with a sickening thud at 80mph.
Michael's friend, who jumped from the same plane, also filmed the whole event. He found his pal bleeding and unconscious - but alive.
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/pages...90&in_a_source=
not sure if its a repost, but simply amazing
Michael's friend, who jumped from the same plane, also filmed the whole event. He found his pal bleeding and unconscious - but alive.
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/pages...90&in_a_source=
not sure if its a repost, but simply amazing
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Originally Posted by Incubus,Feb 14 2007, 11:23 AM
80 mph? TV for a falling human is closer to 120 mph. After 12,000 feet wouldn't you think he'd be at that speed?
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http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/pages/live/a...90&in_a_source=
This link works better.
Looks like his chute was partially open or at least something came out. Maybe between that slowing him down abit and him landing in that heavy brush, was enough to save his life. He's definitely one lucky SOB.
This link works better.
Looks like his chute was partially open or at least something came out. Maybe between that slowing him down abit and him landing in that heavy brush, was enough to save his life. He's definitely one lucky SOB.
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Originally Posted by PilotKD,Feb 14 2007, 06:07 PM
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/pages/live/a...90&in_a_source=
This link works better.
Looks like his chute was partially open or at least something came out. Maybe between that slowing him down abit and him landing in that heavy brush, was enough to save his life. He's definitely one lucky SOB.
This link works better.
Looks like his chute was partially open or at least something came out. Maybe between that slowing him down abit and him landing in that heavy brush, was enough to save his life. He's definitely one lucky SOB.
Now, if this happens again to the same guy then we can't feel sorry for him.
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His chute partially deployed, that created enough drag that saved his life. Part of the chute got tangled, when he tried the reserve chute it also got tangled. He's very lucky to be alive. His friend said he heard the thud when the guy hit the earth and he was a few hundred feet above him. He was waving goodbye to the world as he was falling because he was sure he was going to die. He's back to normal now, I saw an interview with him.
It's all physics. If you ever have to jump from an extreme height in an emergency, use whatever cloth you can get to make a parachute. The physics of it show that even a 4x4 piece of cloth will create a pretty good amount of drag that could be the difference between life and death, also falling spread eagle rather than landing on your feet or head will distribute the force, that or landing like you are taught in parachuting where you let your body fall in a way that distributes the force.
It's all physics. If you ever have to jump from an extreme height in an emergency, use whatever cloth you can get to make a parachute. The physics of it show that even a 4x4 piece of cloth will create a pretty good amount of drag that could be the difference between life and death, also falling spread eagle rather than landing on your feet or head will distribute the force, that or landing like you are taught in parachuting where you let your body fall in a way that distributes the force.
