Man jumped off Empire State Building

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shilala

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Oct 5, 2004
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I bet he'd like to have another go at it to see if he can get enough air to clear that landing.
That's gotta suck to go through all that "look at me" drama only to go splat where no one can see you.
Maybe the next jumper will have the good sense to check the wind speed/direction :D
 

shilala

Lifer
Oct 5, 2004
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Originally posted by: imtim83
Originally posted by: Goosemaster
Originally posted by: imtim83
What happens to a person for real when they jump from a very tall building and hit a flat surface ?

Their carcass hits the pavement or any available surface at ~135mph and the same thing happens as when you drop meat from that height with the exception that some of the body parts are under pressure and some of the chemicals might react with that energy to create a larger "meat-impact residual-radius"

In simple terms please.
meat-impact residual-radius=large grease spot=get the cleaning ladies, stat.

 

Squisher

Lifer
Aug 17, 2000
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Ted Nugent ~ Dog Eat Dog


Sabotage on a downtown street
Police cars overturned
You can't do nothing to beat the heat
And if you don't, you'll get burned

Sleek women behind every door
Cost more than you got
You best be up if
You want some more
Cause if you don't
You'll be shot

Dog, dog, dog eat dog
Log on
Dog, dog, dog eat dog
Dog, dog, dog eat dog

Kamikaze from
The hundredth floor
Swan dive to the street
He couldn't handle
This madness no more
He craved that sweeter meat


Yeah, yeah, yeah
Dog, dog, dog eat dog
Dog, dog, dog eat dog
Dog, dog, dog eat dog

Dog, dog, dog eat dog
Dog, dog, dog eat dog
Dog, dog, dog eat dog.....


 

Bootprint

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Jan 11, 2002
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In Toronto, a few years back, a guy jumped through the glass roof of the Eaton's centre. He some how got access to an office tower roof right next to the place. Jumped, came through the glass roof and hit a hand railling down in the mall.
 
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Originally posted by: imtim83
What happens to a person for real when they jump from a very tall building and hit a flat surface ?

As once eloquently put in a passage from a newspaper where people had submitted short stories:

His body hit the pavement like a Hefty bag full of vegetable soup
 

olds

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Mar 3, 2000
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Originally posted by: imtim83
Originally posted by: Goosemaster
Originally posted by: imtim83
What happens to a person for real when they jump from a very tall building and hit a flat surface ?

Their carcass hits the pavement or any available surface at ~135mph and the same thing happens as when you drop meat from that height with the exception that some of the body parts are under pressure and some of the chemicals might react with that energy to create a larger "meat-impact residual-radius"

In simple terms please.

Whatever you do, don't search Google for jumper.
I have safe search turned off.
BTW, not for the faint of heart.
 

hysperion

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May 12, 2004
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Originally posted by: Brutuskend
Originally posted by: clamum
I think committing suicide by jumping would be pretty sh!tty. Especially having to fall 80 floors before you hit.

They say most people who jump from tall places are dead from a heart attack before they hit the ground.

ya they say that but how do they know :) who lived to find out? :p
 

Wag

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Jul 21, 2000
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Originally posted by: hysperion
Originally posted by: Brutuskend
Originally posted by: clamum
I think committing suicide by jumping would be pretty sh!tty. Especially having to fall 80 floors before you hit.

They say most people who jump from tall places are dead from a heart attack before they hit the ground.

ya they say that but how do they know :) who lived to find out? :p
I was just wondering how the police knew he died instantly when he hit the deck (as it were), rather than before or after?

 

TitanDiddly

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Dec 8, 2003
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Originally posted by: M13
At least 31 other people have committed suicide at the Empire State Building since it opened in 1931. More than 3.8 million people visit the tourist attraction each year, according to the building's Web site.

Let's see, that's about 2+ jumpers/year. OUCH!!!

WOW
 

mwtgg

Lifer
Dec 6, 2001
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Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
Originally posted by: imtim83
Originally posted by: Goosemaster
Originally posted by: imtim83
What happens to a person for real when they jump from a very tall building and hit a flat surface ?

Their carcass hits the pavement or any available surface at ~135mph and the same thing happens as when you drop meat from that height with the exception that some of the body parts are under pressure and some of the chemicals might react with that energy to create a larger "meat-impact residual-radius"

In simple terms please.

Whatever you do, don't search Google for jumper.
I have safe search turned off.
BTW, not for the faint of heart.

Damn right it's not for the faint of heart. These things could kill someone. :Q
 

Goosemaster

Lifer
Apr 10, 2001
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Originally posted by: mwtgg
Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
Originally posted by: imtim83
Originally posted by: Goosemaster
Originally posted by: imtim83
What happens to a person for real when they jump from a very tall building and hit a flat surface ?

Their carcass hits the pavement or any available surface at ~135mph and the same thing happens as when you drop meat from that height with the exception that some of the body parts are under pressure and some of the chemicals might react with that energy to create a larger "meat-impact residual-radius"

In simple terms please.

Whatever you do, don't search Google for jumper.
I have safe search turned off.
BTW, not for the faint of heart.

Damn right it's not for the faint of heart. These things could kill someone. :Q

OMG IT IS SO...BEAUtifu....*suffocates*