Man survives 1KM fall out of plane

[VWhooligan]

Originally posted by liquidboi69
That says the 'typical' height of skydiving. What if this wasn't a typical skydive...since it's in Africa mabey they didn't have any private aircraft that could travel to higher altitudes due to acessibility and budget restrictions. Basejumpers jump from like 400m up and they seem to open their chutes in time too, so 1000m isn't unbelievable.

Haha since its in Africa? This is in South Africa, used to be a first world country when a white man was in power. It's as modern as any other country out there I assure you. I am south african, born and raised, and have gone skydiving there as well.

[glennc]

Originally posted by VWhooligan


Haha since its in Africa? This is in South Africa, used to be a first world country when a white man was in power. It's as modern as any other country out there I assure you. I am south african, born and raised, and have gone skydiving there as well.

I think it was an example.

[slickk]

Lucky Lucky. That'd be such a trip! Thinking your gunna die, cuz ur chute doesn't deploy, slam the ground, then just get up! I'd start laughing my ass off hysterically.

[acura_el]

Originally posted by VWhooligan


Haha since its in Africa? This is in South Africa, used to be a first world country when a white man was in power. It's as modern as any other country out there I assure you. I am south african, born and raised, and have gone skydiving there as well.

you're south african? awesome that sort of makes 2 of us

i'm from lesotho, most ppl dont know where that is so i just say south africa....and then there are those morons who say "south africa? there's a lot of countries in africa, which country in south africa?"

[Zephyr]

no broken bones...i want the milk that hes drinking!

[Patt08]

thats nuts, people fall off a ladder,, when putting up christmas lights and become paralyzed, or die. This guy falls a kilometer out of the air, gets up adn walks to the ambulance. haha, luckky

[glennc]

This really is incredable, but remember, a tangled parachute offers more resistance then a brick.

[89coupe]

This guy survived from 18,000', no parachute.

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


This woman survived from a skydiving accident even landing face first on concrete.

http://www.arkcity.net/stories/121305/com_0005.shtml

[eljefe]

Originally posted by a social dsease
I'm calling bullshit. Although I know nothing about skydiving, I did about 2 mins of research here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skydiving , and it says that A) parachuters usually drop from about 4000m, not 1000m
B) Parachuters hit about 125 mph, or around 200km/hr. So if he was actually going 60km/hr, he must have had his chute pretty close to fully deployed.

While I would agree that its possible to live from falling @ 60km/hr, I just don't see how that could possibly happened from this situation. The facts just don't really add up, and I think this is either fake, or the reporter is embellishing quite a bit.

I hope someone can provide a good argument for this being real, but I want to know

why did the jump from 1/4 the usual height, especially if it was the guys 1st jump?
If the parachute didn't deploy, how come he travelled at only 60km/hr, instead of the usual 200 + km/hr?
And lastly, why do the numbers seem so made up? I mean come on, 60km/hr, 1000 metres, and 60 seconds? v=d/t, 60=1/(1/60), so there was no acceleration period? This just doesn't make any sense.

If it is real though, congratulations to that guy, he sure is one lucky son of a bitch.

Sky Diving is usually done from 4000m, these guys were parachuting, likely a static line jump which is typically done from no more 1000 or 1200m. Skydiving and Parachuting are differentiated by the "Free Fall" in Sky diving and static line jump of parachuting that has no free fall. As for the slower speed of impact, that chute although not properly deployed still creates a significant amount of drag (there is alot of material trailing you).

You are right the 1000 metres and 60 seconds with his estimated impact being at 60km/h isn't correct. He is obviously not a math major. For sure he hit at a somewhat higher speed.

Hope that helps clarify.

[glennc]

Agreed. Alot of people think a chute dragging is no resistance hardly at all. Try running with a crumpled chute ony oru back.

[VWhooligan]

Originally posted by acura_el


you're south african? awesome that sort of makes 2 of us

i'm from lesotho, most ppl dont know where that is so i just say south africa....and then there are those morons who say "south africa? there's a lot of countries in africa, which country in south africa?"

Nice, I've been to Lesotho!

[acura_el]

Originally posted by 89coupe
This woman survived from a skydiving accident even landing face first on concrete.

http://www.arkcity.net/stories/121305/com_0005.shtml

why the bloody hell would u go skydiving if you're pregnant?

i can't believe these are the same people i have to share the road with

[Nav13]

Forget your chute not opening, this guy almost gets hit by a plane, or almost hits a plane, whatever way you want to look at it.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=yowL4VW63rU

[89coupe]

Originally posted by acura_el


why the bloody hell would u go skydiving if you're pregnant?

i can't believe these are the same people i have to share the road with

You obviously didn't read the whole story.

[acura_el]

Originally posted by 89coupe


You obviously didn't read the whole story.

yeah actually i didnt finish...my bad. i read the headline and the first few paragraphs, didn't finish cuz i was too tired from work. i figured it was one of those dumbass stories

my apologies

[Watcher]

Ok, someone has to say it..........no shoot, eh?

[seer_claw]

WOW, the story itself is not that amazing. But the comments that people are leaving.... People need to find out shit before they post.

1000m fall -> Acceleration due to gravity 9.81 m/s^2

Therefore lots of time to hit 60 km/h or even way way faster.

Terminal Velocity

With a closed chute and spread eagle you hit 200 km/h give or take. So with a tangled parachute its easily slowed down with air resistance.

With a frictionless suit and pointed head first down you can hit velocities of over 500 km/h. Just don't pull the chute at that speed. Slow down first.

[BigDannyCool]

Originally posted by acura_el


why the bloody hell would u go skydiving if you're pregnant?

i can't believe these are the same people i have to share the road with

maybe you should read the article. She says she didn't know she was pregnant.

[acura_el]

Originally posted by BigDannyCool


maybe you should read the article. She says she didn't know she was pregnant.

maybe u should have read the rest of the thread, i said i was sorry

edit: see, now u look as stupid as i did

[ianmcc]

Originally posted by a social dsease

If the parachute didn't deploy, how come he travelled at only 60km/hr, instead of the usual 200 + km/hr?
And lastly, why do the numbers seem so made up? I mean come on, 60km/hr, 1000 metres, and 60 seconds? v=d/t, 60=1/(1/60), so there was no acceleration period? This just doesn't make any sense.

If it is real though, congratulations to that guy, he sure is one lucky son of a bitch.

Jacobs, a sales manager at Peri Wiehahn, said he was amazed when his parachute started spinning. "It was 75% open , but there was a rope over the top."