Yeah, saw the fall myself in full length.
So did around 12 firies and my partner. (We were called for a person planning to jump, he jumped just when we left the truck)
I see if I can find a news article of it - we made the news with it back then.
Patient was fairly skinny and fairly young. But with that height that normally wouldn’t matter. Neither would bracing hands or anything make a difference.
And your doubt is very much indicated - I wouldn’t believe that storx myself if someone told me about it. That’s why I don’t repeat it in a non-anonymous context anymore…bad for my professional credibility.
Even if you discount the whole bone situation the impact normay would have at least caused a intracerebral/subarachnoid haemorrhage…or ruptured the fucking aorta.
Etc. Etc.
I have no idea where the kinetic energy went. It has to go somewhere.
My theory (that is absolutely real and not ridiculous in any way) is that the energy was diverted into launching his shoes back to the height he jumped from.
Thanks for your answer. No need to look up any evidence for me, I genuinely believe you. Also I am just some random dumbass on the internet. I thought maybe you were misremembering details, because it was so long ago, but if so many people saw it there’s no doubt about it.
No worries, mate. No hard feelings. As I said - and this is what bothers me. I have no logical explanation and I am really a die hard evidence based medicine practitioner. That’s why it bothers me so much.
Yeah, saw the fall myself in full length. So did around 12 firies and my partner. (We were called for a person planning to jump, he jumped just when we left the truck) I see if I can find a news article of it - we made the news with it back then. Patient was fairly skinny and fairly young. But with that height that normally wouldn’t matter. Neither would bracing hands or anything make a difference.
And your doubt is very much indicated - I wouldn’t believe that storx myself if someone told me about it. That’s why I don’t repeat it in a non-anonymous context anymore…bad for my professional credibility. Even if you discount the whole bone situation the impact normay would have at least caused a intracerebral/subarachnoid haemorrhage…or ruptured the fucking aorta. Etc. Etc. I have no idea where the kinetic energy went. It has to go somewhere.
I have one question, did his shoes fly off?
My theory (that is absolutely real and not ridiculous in any way) is that the energy was diverted into launching his shoes back to the height he jumped from.
Haha, good point,I don’t know if he even had them on. He was pretty deranged and not fully clothed.
They jumped at the ground and missed.
I remember my first flying lesson
Thanks for your answer. No need to look up any evidence for me, I genuinely believe you. Also I am just some random dumbass on the internet. I thought maybe you were misremembering details, because it was so long ago, but if so many people saw it there’s no doubt about it.
No worries, mate. No hard feelings. As I said - and this is what bothers me. I have no logical explanation and I am really a die hard evidence based medicine practitioner. That’s why it bothers me so much.