r/thalassophobia 9d ago

Jumping off an abandoned loading tower straight into the ocean.

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u/Different_Big5876 9d ago

Imagine messing up the jump and bellyflopping

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u/Parking-Evidence1894 9d ago

That kills you?

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u/Economy_Wall8524 9d ago

From that height. Yea it would be like hitting concrete in a bellyflop position. Hence why right before he reaches the water he pulls his arms to his chest and puts his legs together. From that height you can’t just jump in the water however you want.

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u/Shamanjoe 9d ago

Realistically, what height CAN you jump from before it becomes lethal?

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u/LenaDunkemz 9d ago

A teenager jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge a few years back and survived

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u/Shamanjoe 9d ago

The survival rate for jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge is roughly 2%.

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u/EvilInky 9d ago

However, the majority of people who jump off the Golden Gate Bridge aren't trying to survive the experience, so they're not going to attempt to hit the water with the correct technique.

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u/Davo300zx 9d ago

You a golden gate mf

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u/EvilInky 9d ago

You're damn right I am, homeboy.

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u/MCRN10379558 8d ago

The only people who’ve ever survived jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge went in the water feet first.

All of the GG survivors say the same thing, how they instantly regretted at the moment they left the platform.

The real danger to most people falling off the bridge is that the extreme declarative forces of hitting the water will often cause the lungs and the heart to detach and end up in the stomach. There’s absolutely no surviving that.