Man defies science: jumps into ocean with balls of steel, doesn't drown

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ADHD? Skip to 1:15

 

[Ken g6]

And he didn't break his back either? We really don't see much of him after he hits the water. It didn't look like he hit at a good angle either.

 

[Ns1]

And he didn't break his back either? We really don't see much of him after he hits the water. It didn't look like he hit at a good angle either.

he was well enough to post that shit on youtube!

 

[Ruptga]

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[MixMasterTang]

I'd say more impressive than the height of the jump is the location of the landing (being such a small area).

 

[Carson Dyle]

You don't have to look through YouTube very long to find much higher and much more hairy jumps than that. Craziest thing about that jump was jumping over that dock.

 

[Ns1]

You don't have to look through YouTube very long to find much higher and much more hairy jumps than that. Craziest thing about that jump was jumping over that dock.

As you alluded to, I don't think the height was the most terrifying part of that jump - it's the fact that it looks like he missed that dock by an inch.

 

[IronWing]

There's a theory that humans did a lot more cool stuff when we din't rein in teens.

 

[Carson Dyle]

As you alluded to, I don't think the height was the most terrifying part of that jump - it's the fact that it looks like he missed that dock by an inch.

He didn't miss it by much. I'm sure, though, that was where he wanted to land. No way he was aiming for the little piece of water between the two docks and off the nose of that sailboat.

 

[shabby]

It didn't look like he hit at a good angle either.

His legs are gonna be purple for a while, this guy landed similarly on a 33 foot jump https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reWHAcPjR2g

 

[John Connor]

Almost hit the dock. I have read that if you jump into water from a height like that you do so with a straight up and down form of your body and clinch your asshole otherwise water can shoot right up inside you.

 

[lupi]

Some crazy people.

http://www.newsweek.com/laso-schaller-dana-kunze-dave-lindsay-high-diving-cliff-jump-365349


In 1985, two years after Kunze’s world-record dive, Dickison attempted to break his record with a dive of 174 feet, 8 inches in Hong Kong. Dickison fractured his leg in three places and was unable to leave the pool under his own power. In 1996, Dickison died during a leap into a giant sponge at a show in Belgium.

Dickison is not the only man to have climbed higher and dived farther in an attempt to break Kunze’s record. In 1987, Olivier Favre of France dived from a height of 177 feet, a backward double flip, but he broke his back upon hitting the surface. Favre was carried from the water on a raft.

 

[Ns1]

n 1996, Dickison died during a leap into a giant sponge at a show in Belgium

uh, citation?

 

[JTsyo]

Drowning is the main concern. Wolfram Alpha gives me an estimate of 61mph. Fast enough for all kinds of injuries.

 

[MongGrel]

Have done some cliff diving in the past myself when I was young and thought I was bullet proof.

I imagine he has some purple marks and barely missed being a splat on a pier.

 

[sandorski]

My ADHD: Science doesn't dictate Reality, it just attempts to describe and understand it. aka, Science was not defied.

 

[BUTCH1]

You don't have to look through YouTube very long to find much higher and much more hairy jumps than that. Craziest thing about that jump was jumping over that dock.

This, he had to angle his body so he got moved over enough to avoid the dock, I think the plan was to enter feet-first but that's almost impossible to do if you need to bend your body into position to get past the dock. Nuts, and if he dies no insurance policy will pay out as they will call it suicide.

 

[John Connor]

What kind of idiot gives a 7.5 score? LOL! This reminds me of Looney Tunes. Emphases on "looney."

 

[BUTCH1]

What kind of idiot gives a 7.5 score? LOL! This reminds me of Looney Tunes. Emphases on "looney."

Probably biased commie judge, that dive took big gut's AND big skill to pull off, did you see the tape on his legs after the dive?, I'm amazed the diver in the OP's link still has a functioning back.

 

[Carson Dyle]

This, he had to angle his body so he got moved over enough to avoid the dock, I think the plan was to enter feet-first but that's almost impossible to do if you need to bend your body into position to get past the dock. Nuts, and if he dies no insurance policy will pay out as they will call it suicide.

I wonder how much a body (wearing no tracking suit) can track from a height of 129 feet. Can't be very much. Most horizontal momentum is in the initial leap from the platform, and that guy didn't seem to put a lot into it. He may have been putting some unconscious body English into a vain attempt to clear the dock - it would be damned hard not to if you see your imminent death in front of you.

 

[zinfamous]

Some crazy people.

http://www.newsweek.com/laso-schaller-dana-kunze-dave-lindsay-high-diving-cliff-jump-365349


In 1985, two years after Kunze’s world-record dive, Dickison attempted to break his record with a dive of 174 feet, 8 inches in Hong Kong. Dickison fractured his leg in three places and was unable to leave the pool under his own power. In 1996, Dickison died during a leap into a giant sponge at a show in Belgium.

Dickison is not the only man to have climbed higher and dived farther in an attempt to break Kunze’s record. In 1987, Olivier Favre of France dived from a height of 177 feet, a backward double flip, but he broke his back upon hitting the surface. Favre was carried from the water on a raft.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...-degree-water-minor-injuries-article-1.123740

The Golden Gate Bridge is 220' off the surface of the water. This kid jumped, survived, and swam himself to shore. A few others have done that.

Why the shit don't they have the record over these pussy 174' divers?

 

[Red Squirrel]

I would totally do that... but give me solid ground to land on, and a parachute. Not a fan of going under water especially in an uncontrolled descent like that.

 

[BUTCH1]

I wonder how much a body (wearing no tracking suit) can track from a height of 129 feet. Can't be very much. Most horizontal momentum is in the initial leap from the platform, and that guy didn't seem to put a lot into it. He may have been putting some unconscious body English into a vain attempt to clear the dock - it would be damned hard not to if you see your imminent death in front of you.

I agree, I really can't figure out how he missed that dock, I think he only made it by a couple of feet. Maybe angling his back the way he did helped out but like you said, 129ft is not a lot of time to make that happen but somehow he managed to do it. I think he will die sooner rather than later though, it does not look like he studies the situations very much before he jumps.

 

[Rifter]

this guy is an idiot for not jumping a hell of a lot harder off the building to miss that dock. He obviously gives this very little thought. He would have then been able to enter the water straight. I have a feeling we will see him again soon for the darwin awards.

 

[Humpy]

Y'all don't recognize what you are seeing here.

Extremely smart and talented people tend to confuse others by making challenges appear effortless.