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Post by DgenerationX092 on Feb 20, 2008 3:35:07 GMT -5
You know those free runners who do these amazing stunts by running and jumping u pretty much only see in movies? javascript:View('http://www.Break.com/index/uk_free_runners.html')
well they break their falls by rolling onto their back to change their momentum n stuff. (http://youtube.com/watch?v=OzRIJHoCQcA - Sports Science explains)
well what i was wondering, is what if someone was in a situation say your in a big burning building and you have no choice but to jump, would this work to save your life? (such a big jump, that if you didnt, you would die on impact). i was just wondering because it seems like something that should be taught in case of emergencys.
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Post by Hulkamaniac on Feb 20, 2008 4:03:27 GMT -5
I smell an episode of Mythbusters.
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Post by OverTheEdge on Feb 20, 2008 6:08:24 GMT -5
I smell an episode of Mythbusters. That'd be great. I can't say that it wouldn't work, as there's no real way that I'd know, but I'm guessing that if you landed even the slightest bit wrong, you'd be as good as dead. |
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Post by Hulkamaniac on Feb 20, 2008 6:33:01 GMT -5
I smell an episode of Mythbusters. That'd be great. I can't say that it wouldn't work, as there's no real way that I'd know, but I'm guessing that if you landed even the slightest bit wrong, you'd be as good as dead. I feel sorry for Buster already. |
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Post by OverTheEdge on Feb 20, 2008 6:56:25 GMT -5
That'd be great. I can't say that it wouldn't work, as there's no real way that I'd know, but I'm guessing that if you landed even the slightest bit wrong, you'd be as good as dead. I feel sorry for Buster already. I'm pretty sure they retired Buster and got a new one. But, yeah, I'd feel bad for it nonetheless. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2008 10:18:54 GMT -5
I know firefighters are taught to jump and roll if they hafta jump from a burning house or something. I've seen a news report where some firefighters died but some lived jumping from a burning house. The ones that died didn't roll, so it could be a possibility.
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Post by ravensgathering on Feb 20, 2008 10:45:32 GMT -5
Mythbusters FTW.
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Post by Johnny on Feb 20, 2008 11:57:55 GMT -5
Mythbusters is awesome possum.
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Post by DgenerationX092 on Feb 20, 2008 20:07:39 GMT -5
u guys are right it wud be an awesome mythbuster. somone should tell them bout it. maybe i will lol.
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Post by Silent Jay on Feb 21, 2008 3:51:00 GMT -5
I'm gonna go find out, if you don't hear back from me it's probably a myth.
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Post by Mark on Feb 21, 2008 3:53:03 GMT -5
How do you teach someone to fall from a 20 foot ladder?!
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Post by Silent Jay on Feb 21, 2008 4:00:59 GMT -5
Come here I'll teach you
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Post by Wfigs #1 Metal-Head on Feb 21, 2008 7:38:20 GMT -5
I suppose you would survive.
You'll need to roll at the EXACT moment you hit the ground.
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Post by Hulkamaniac on Feb 21, 2008 8:10:28 GMT -5
Simple physics would seem to dictate that you wouldn't survive. At the very least you'd be seriously hurt. Wrestlers survive falls like that because they're trained to land in such a way as to distribute the point of impact across a wide surface (usually their back). There's a point however where even that isn't going to help you (see Hart, Owen).
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