UPDATE: article removed: Twin Towers jumpers that Americans will not talk about

[GasX]

I seem to recall a story or two about someone above the fires "riding the debris down" when the tower collapsed under them and they made it out relatively unscathed. Geez, I know I'd have crapped my pants if I was that person.

urban myth. Although a couple of fireman survived in a lower stairwell after the collapse. (Nicholas Cage starred in the movie iirc)

 

[edro]

Prove it

lol
Conspiracy theorist demanding sane people prove reality.

 

[rh71]

The thing they won't talk about is the fact that they used teleguided planes loaded with passengers and equipped with cellphone jammers to make it look like the towers went down due to the planes and not controlled demolition.

you belong here...

http://letsrollforums.com/showpost.php?p=180429&postcount=9

(holy christ people are insane)

 

[ichy]

That's what I thought. How screamingly obvious and the author has to make it a fucking conspiracy...

Life insurance had nothing to do with it, everyone killed in the 9/11 attacks (except for the hijackers) was classified as a homicide by the NY Medical Examiner.

 

[rh71]

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

There's a movie about this guy. Fascinating stuff. To the OP who said we haven't discussed this it's been discussed a ton.

hold on, the article mentioned people think they know who he is... a guy that worked in the restaurant. HowTF can you see anything resembling a face in that picture to know this?

 

[Saint Nick]

Does anyone have any pics of the results of jumpers?

Gore thread?

 

[blackdogdeek]

UPDATE: the article has been taken down. weird stuff.

 

[ichy]

Does anyone have any pics of the results of jumpers?

Gore thread?

From what I understand people who fall from great heights look relatively normal on the outside. They don't pop or anything like that. It's their insides that are a mess.

 

[GasX]

From what I understand people who fall from great heights look relatively normal on the outside. They don't pop or anything like that. It's their insides that are a mess.

Not true - they go splat. It's very messy. You are not likely to find pictures of the 9/11 jumpers bodies other than one grainy distant photo you can find here: http://************/3v68pr7 You can find pictures of people who have fallen a loss less of a distance and it is NOT pretty.

Imagine stomping on a mouse and the ensuing mess. Now imagine a 200 lb person getting stomped by a giant concrete foot @ 150 miles per hour. You'd know it was a person, but that would be about it.

edit: apparently I can't post a tiny url

 

[alkemyst]

From what I understand people who fall from great heights look relatively normal on the outside. They don't pop or anything like that. It's their insides that are a mess.

wow, just wow.

Was this sarcasm?

 

[911paramedic]

The documentary that was done by a lone guy who was following a squad and they ended up in the lobby of the first tower was powerful. Every few seconds (OK, maybe 30) you would hear a very loud, strange, thump. It was the jumpers hitting the street outside.

If you haven't seen that documentary you should, it was quite good. (Sorry, but I don't remember what it was called.)

 

[bfdd]

I would jump, at least it was my choice.

 

[ichy]

Not true - they go splat. It's very messy. You are not likely to find pictures of the 9/11 jumpers bodies other than one grainy distant photo you can find here: http://************/3v68pr7 You can find pictures of people who have fallen a loss less of a distance and it is NOT pretty.

Imagine stomping on a mouse and the ensuing mess. Now imagine a 200 lb person getting stomped by a giant concrete foot @ 150 miles per hour. You'd know it was a person, but that would be about it.

edit: apparently I can't post a tiny url

Interesting. I was mainly thinking of stories I'd heard from people who had to do body recovery after Pan Am 103 and TWA 800. From what I recall most of the bodies from those two tragedies were reasonably intact on the outside, but I guess they didn't hit concrete.

 

[Numenorean]

I would jump, at least it was my choice.

But it wouldn't really be your choice.

 

[MotF Bane]

god you CT fucks are all the same.

My favorite part of these CT kids is when you encounter them. :wub:

 

[GasX]

The documentary that was done by a lone guy who was following a squad and they ended up in the lobby of the first tower was powerful. Every few seconds (OK, maybe 30) you would hear a very loud, strange, thump. It was the jumpers hitting the street outside.

If you haven't seen that documentary you should, it was quite good. (Sorry, but I don't remember what it was called.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVM_-rfhjcQ

Two French brothers who happened to be making a documentary on the NYFD that day...

edit: they talk about the jumpers at the 36 minute mark

 

[SP33Demon]

update: The article has been taken down. Weird stuff.

conspiracy

 

[nick1985]

All I have to say is..

Thermite. Pedophile.

 

[bfdd]

But it wouldn't really be your choice.

Sure it would. I could choose to jump or not. End my life sooner or later, my terms. Situation is out of my hands, but that is still my choice.

positive outlook bro.

 

[Zorander]

Not true - they go splat. It's very messy. You are not likely to find pictures of the 9/11 jumpers bodies other than one grainy distant photo you can find here: http://************/3v68pr7 You can find pictures of people who have fallen a loss less of a distance and it is NOT pretty.

Imagine stomping on a mouse and the ensuing mess. Now imagine a 200 lb person getting stomped by a giant concrete foot @ 150 miles per hour. You'd know it was a person, but that would be about it.

edit: apparently I can't post a tiny url

There was a case of someone who jumped to his death near where I used to work. By the time I left work, it was two hours past and the area had been cleaned up but the lingering smell reminded me strongly of a butcher market. I can only imagine how much gorish sight and sickening smell that assaulted those around the 9/11 site there and then.