Comments on: OUCH!! Freefall from 5000 feet. http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/26/ouch-freefall-from-5000-feet/ The Neat Side of the Web Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:34:49 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: aj http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/26/ouch-freefall-from-5000-feet/comment-page-1/#comment-92751 aj Wed, 28 Mar 2007 21:44:01 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/26/ouch-freefall-from-5000-feet/#comment-92751 the best thing is that he only broke a rib and he's a hot aussie the best thing is that he only broke a rib and he's a hot aussie

]]> By: bob http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/26/ouch-freefall-from-5000-feet/comment-page-1/#comment-92156 bob Tue, 27 Mar 2007 19:51:15 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/26/ouch-freefall-from-5000-feet/#comment-92156 5000 feet? pfffft... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Alkemade http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Magee they even filmed it ! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lJTZUOKLfw (kinda special *ahem*) even girls can do it... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesna_Vulovic 5000 feet? pfffft...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Alkemade

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Magee
they even filmed it !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lJTZUOKLfw (kinda special *ahem*)

even girls can do it...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesna_Vulovic

]]> By: Altidude http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/26/ouch-freefall-from-5000-feet/comment-page-1/#comment-91913 Altidude Tue, 27 Mar 2007 07:15:00 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/26/ouch-freefall-from-5000-feet/#comment-91913 Good grief, this has sure made the rounds. The guy is certainly lucky that he landed in something soft. But the media apparently haven't given a moment's thought to the meaning of the term "freefall." Freefall is what you're doing *before* deploying the parachute. That would be about 120mph, and no berry patch would save you. He had a spinning malfunction with two canopies out, a serious but not-unheard-of situation. What would really be interesting to know is why his main canopy didn't release. Good grief, this has sure made the rounds. The guy is certainly lucky that he landed in something soft. But the media apparently haven't given a moment's thought to the meaning of the term "freefall." Freefall is what you're doing *before* deploying the parachute. That would be about 120mph, and no berry patch would save you.

He had a spinning malfunction with two canopies out, a serious but not-unheard-of situation. What would really be interesting to know is why his main canopy didn't release.

]]> By: MrPumpernickel http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/26/ouch-freefall-from-5000-feet/comment-page-1/#comment-91766 MrPumpernickel Tue, 27 Mar 2007 01:20:39 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/26/ouch-freefall-from-5000-feet/#comment-91766 Indeed not freefall, and it's obvious from the video that he's slowed down sufficiently enough for other skydivers with fully open parachutes to actually catch up to him somewhat. Saw a story about a guy a few years ago though who jumped and the parachute didn't open at all, nor did the reserve. He survivied by miraculously landing on a big metal grate that somewhat cushioned his fall (though he bounced a couple of times). He broke virtually every bone breakable and had massive internal damage, but survived. Indeed not freefall, and it's obvious from the video that he's slowed down sufficiently enough for other skydivers with fully open parachutes to actually catch up to him somewhat.

Saw a story about a guy a few years ago though who jumped and the parachute didn't open at all, nor did the reserve. He survivied by miraculously landing on a big metal grate that somewhat cushioned his fall (though he bounced a couple of times). He broke virtually every bone breakable and had massive internal damage, but survived.

]]> By: Ali http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/26/ouch-freefall-from-5000-feet/comment-page-1/#comment-91762 Ali Tue, 27 Mar 2007 01:14:08 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/26/ouch-freefall-from-5000-feet/#comment-91762 Seeing it that he did the bushes probably did save his life absorbing most of the impact to keep him alive. With water he would have hit it like hitting a wall due to the surface tension. Lucky guy. Not as bad as the one video I saw of that fellow who base jumped off a power dam and fell all the way...jeez it was so painful afterwards...so much blood and screaming. Luckily he survived but with alot of broken bones to prove that it wasn't a good idea. Seeing it that he did the bushes probably did save his life absorbing most of the impact to keep him alive.

With water he would have hit it like hitting a wall due to the surface tension.

Lucky guy. Not as bad as the one video I saw of that fellow who base jumped off a power dam and fell all the way...jeez it was so painful afterwards...so much blood and screaming. Luckily he survived but with alot of broken bones to prove that it wasn't a good idea.

]]> By: Vexorg http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/26/ouch-freefall-from-5000-feet/comment-page-1/#comment-91718 Vexorg Mon, 26 Mar 2007 23:48:17 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/26/ouch-freefall-from-5000-feet/#comment-91718 At freefall, the water isn't going to be amy better than solid ground (in fact, the bushes he landed in probably broke his fall somewhat.) At freefall, the water isn't going to be amy better than solid ground (in fact, the bushes he landed in probably broke his fall somewhat.)

]]> By: Aramax http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/26/ouch-freefall-from-5000-feet/comment-page-1/#comment-91712 Aramax Mon, 26 Mar 2007 23:38:09 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/26/ouch-freefall-from-5000-feet/#comment-91712 The guy is so lucky to be alive. First time I saw that video one month ago I was thinking that he would have felt in the water at the last second somehow. He's so lucky to be alive. The guy is so lucky to be alive. First time I saw that video one month ago I was thinking that he would have felt in the water at the last second somehow.

He's so lucky to be alive.

]]> By: Anthony http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/26/ouch-freefall-from-5000-feet/comment-page-1/#comment-91696 Anthony Mon, 26 Mar 2007 23:17:04 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/26/ouch-freefall-from-5000-feet/#comment-91696 THAT NOT FREEFALL! THAT NOT FREEFALL!

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