2026-04-21 00:03 UTC
@BasiliskXVIII@kind.social I thought of a weird question for you.
At what height/speed does a fall into water go from survivable to death on impact with the surface?
(question inspired by Vincent Price's character somehow surviving falling off of a tall building because he hit the water)
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@BasiliskXVIII@kind.social 2026-04-21 00:09
@Gulleko@kind.social The biggest factor on this is going to depend on how you're oriented. The more surface area you present to the water when you strike, the more water needs to get out of your way when you impact. In general, feet-first is going to give you the best odds of survival. Choppier water is also better than calmer, because if you're presenting a smaller surface area, and you hit a wave you're basically shrinking the vector of your impact in to the water by a factor of the slope of the wave...