High enough?

[restforeternity]

 

[asaki]

If the fall is head first it should be good I think.

 

[Nitromask]

How high is that?

 

[TAW122]

Maybe over 70 feet (not sure, it's hard to tell how tall it is just by looking at the picture), but also to make sure that you are more likely to be successful, I would try to land on concrete and head first. Personally, I would still choose a higher bridge to jump from just for more assurance of success.

 

[Sanguinius]

No.

 

[felix]

Don't know how ppl get the courage to do this

 

[restforeternity]

How high is that?

Did more research and this is actually 25 meters or 82 feet tall. The highest point from the ground.

 

[JustAboutDone]

I think there's a formula somewhere? Needs more than a picture

 

[KupoCometh]

Did more research and this is actually 25 meters or 82 feet tall. The highest point from the ground.

The rule of thumb is 100m onto ground 200m onto water for a 99% chance of death.

At 25m if you land feet first there is a very good chance you will live and being a bridge someone is likely to see you and ensure you're treated promptly, increasing the odds of living as a cripple on suicide watch further

I would look for something higher

 

[DoneFighting]

Nope. Not high enough don't risk it. Find another way.

 

[Memento Mori]

yeah looks not high enough for the purpose. may hurt

increasing the odds of living as a cripple on suicide watch further

lol... sick outcome

 

[Sanguinius]

The rule of thumb is 100m onto ground 200m onto water for a 99% chance of death.

More than 99%. 100% if you don't land on like a tree or a bush or something.

If the fall is head first it should be good I think.

Buuuut you can't make sure to land on your head, unless you have a lot of experience.

 

[KupoCometh]

The rule of thumb is 100m onto ground 200m onto water for a 99% chance of death.

At 25m if you land feet first there is a very good chance you will live and being a bridge, someone is likely to see you and ensure you're treated promptly, increasing the odds of living as a cripple on suicide watch further

I would look for something higher

More than 99%. 100% if you don't land on like a tree or a bush or something.


Buuuut you can't make sure to land on your head, unless you have a lot of experience.

Eh, people have survived falls at terminal velocity and people have survived places like the golden Gate Bridge and beachy head, I think 99% is pretty accurate for 100m.

If you could guarantee landing on your head from 100 m onto concrete you could probably get reeeaaally closeto 100%, but humans aren't very good at controlled free falling; at those heights you'll begin to tumble as you fall.

I just think it's dangerous to tell people a method is 100% when it's very much been proven not to be.

Unless you combine jumping with another method like anti-coagulants, OD, or an 80m rope for your 100m drop there is always the chance of landing feet first which very much not an assured death.

Humans take a lot to die at times https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Alkemade this guy had trees and snow on his side but he fell, 5500m without a parachute and lived with only a sprained leg. Falling from 100m is very much in the realm of 99% chance of deaths and unless you're combining multiple methods you won't be able to reach that near 0% chance of failure.

It might sound pedantic, but when the results of failure include ending up crippled for life and/or institutionalised we should be striving for as close to 100% success as we can get and we should not be so arrogant as to think nothing can go wrong or stop our method of choice

 

[KupoCometh]

yeah looks not high enough for the purpose. may hurt



lol... sick outcome

I've got a family member who jumped from a similar height, a bit higher even, they have pins in their hips and messed up feet but only need a crutch to walkso they didn't come out too bad.

They were conscious after falling too until they got knocked out with drugs on the air ambulance. They said they probably won't jump again just because it was the worst pain they'd experienced having failed. Not to put you off jumping, but humans are hard to kill and a bit more height or combined methods can help <3

Also, I like your user name, if only someone would mori us

 

[meaningisgone]

I'd be paranoid about surviving.

Does anyone know how much you can adjust the way you're going to land during a freefall? How much control do you have over landing on your head?

 

[restforeternity]

I think there's a formula somewhere? Needs more than a picture

Factors to consider:
My weight: 125 lbs
Position: back on concrete
Time: between 12am - 4am

There is a second train bridge in town that that stands 10 feet higher than the one pictured above. But the highest point is over a creek bed and theres a narrow pathway underneath. I haven't explored that area yet.

 

[mpti]

Factors to consider:
My weight: 125 lbs
Position: back on concrete
Time: between 12am - 4am

There is a second train bridge in town that that stands 10 feet higher than the one pictured above. But the highest point is over a creek bed and theres a narrow pathway underneath. I haven't explored that area yet.

Concrete is better than grass, but 70-80 feet isn't really guaranteed especially if you mess up. And it's gonna be very hard to control how you land. It could probably kill you, especially without quick medical treatment, but still.

Are there any cell towers around where you live?

 

[Macc Lad]

"head first onto concrete" ..........how lovely!!

 

[JustAboutDone]

"head first onto concrete" ..........how lovely!!

:-) sure fire way to ctb

 

[TAW122]

Based on what others have said, I don't believe 82 feet is high enough and also considering that being rescued promptly would result in high survival rate rather than success rate. Therefore, I'd say you're better off looking for a higher bridge or another place to jump from (preferably a place with less people around - less chance of intervention and interference).

 

[sui2]

Eh, people have survived falls at terminal velocity and people have survived places like the golden Gate Bridge and beachy head, I think 99% is pretty accurate for 100m

what the hell....what happened to those people.... ?! beachy head is 160m, are there any studys about it?

 

[color_me_gone]

I concur with everyone else that says too risky.
I say: WAY to risky.
Unless you are a professional skydiver, you know nothing about positioning.
Just because you jump headfirst, is absolutely NO guarantee you will land headfirst, or any other direction.
This method comes with serious consequences if you fail and live.
I see much more grass than concrete in that pic.
How do you know you will land on concrete?

 

[restforeternity]

I concur with everyone else that says too risky.
I say: WAY to risky.
Unless you are a professional skydiver, you know nothing about positioning.
Just because you jump headfirst, is absolutely NO guarantee you will land headfirst, or any other direction.
This method comes with serious consequences if you fail and live.
I see much more grass than concrete in that pic.
How do you know you will land on concrete?

Where you see the cars are situated is actually a road. This is how it looks like on the opposite side

 

[JustAboutDone]

what the hell....what happened to those people.... ?! beachy head is 160m, are there any studys about it?

As far as I'm aware, the only people to survive falling from B H have either landed on a ledge part way down or not fallen from one of the higher points. The cliffs there do undulate - it's not a uniform height along the whole coastline

 

[restforeternity]

On second thought, there are residents by this one and the hospital is just 5 minutes minus the traffic lights. Plus, to traumatize the neighborhood would be horrible on my part. There has been a death here before as far as I know. I can always drive a couple hours to a major city where I know has a bridge of the same height where there has been several who had ctb.

 

[itsallover]

It's just not high enough. You're going to end up a quadriplegic. That would be a nightmare literally. Find something else. I know you're desperate, but this is going to make things worse.

 

[sui2]

As far as I'm aware, the only people to survive falling from B H have either landed on a ledge part way down or not fallen from one of the higher points. The cliffs there do undulate - it's not a uniform height along the whole coastline

what horrifies me about that is that I thought 100m cliffs would be sufficient, now I'm afraid it wouldn't, landing on the stones of a cliff would make it more reliable, instead of landing on stone/pebble beach right?

 

[JustAboutDone]

what horrifies me about that is that I thought 100m cliffs would be sufficient, now I'm afraid it wouldn't, landing on the stones of a cliff would make it more reliable, instead of landing on stone/pebble beach right?

I'm sure 100m cliff jump is fine regardless of what you land on. Some places at BH people jump from are not the higher points as they rush and don't choose the right spot

 

[sui2]

I'm sure 100m cliff jump is fine regardless of what you land on. Some places at BH people jump from are not the higher points as they rush and don't choose the right spot

bh has its highest point at 160m, that's 60m higher than the 100m cliff

 

[KupoCometh]

what the hell....what happened to those people.... ?! beachy head is 160m, are there any studys about it?

From Google there's martin hinchcliffe who lived after falling into a bit of cliff face that jutted out part way down.

Biggest risk at beachy head is probably sliding down the cliff face, snagging everything slowing your descent. It's still a long drop and difficult to get down to provide medical aid though, so it's still one of the better spots you could pick to jump