Darwin doesn't always get it right

happens now and again, someone in NZ did the same and landed in a bush, 10ft to the side he would've landed in concrete. The whole thing was videoed with his helmet cam where he said goodbye and sent his love to his gf before he hit the ground. He even walked away from it with only bruises and broken ribs.
 
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Raymond Lin said:
happens now and again, someone in NZ did the same and landed in a bush, 10ft to the side he would've landed in concrete. The whole thing was videoed with his helmet camp where he said goodbye and sent his love to his gf before he hit the ground. He even walked away from it with only bruises and broken ribs.
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Wow, got any links to see the video or read about that?
 
Raymond Lin said:
happens now and again, someone in NZ did the same and landed in a bush, 10ft to the side he would've landed in concrete. The whole thing was videoed with his helmet cam where he said goodbye and sent his love to his gf before he hit the ground. He even walked away from it with only bruises and broken ribs.
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I can recall seeing that vid, it was pretty scary stuff!
 
Raymond Lin said:
happens now and again, someone in NZ did the same and landed in a bush, 10ft to the side he would've landed in concrete. The whole thing was videoed with his helmet cam where he said goodbye and sent his love to his gf before he hit the ground. He even walked away from it with only bruises and broken ribs.
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He smashed his ankle in and collapsed a lung...
 
D.P. said:
The height makes no difference after a certain height, 90% of maximal speed is reached after 500feet.
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Right on. Terminal velocity is about 120 MPH. at 33,000 feet, though, the air pressure and temperature will have more of a death factor. That would be seriously uncomfortable.
 
Glory glory, what a hell of a way to die,
When you're hanging from your braces and you don't know how to fly,
Glory glory, what a hell of a way to die,
And he ain't gonna jump no more!

Well, I guess he was luckier than the guy in that song. What does this have to do with Darwin by the way?
 
He haad done loads oof jumps but forgot about safety this time? I remember watching the video of that other gut who landed in a bush. Was on the sun website iirc
 
Skyfall said:
He haad done loads oof jumps but forgot about safety this time? I remember watching the video of that other gut who landed in a bush. Was on the sun website iirc
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I assume as he was the cameraman he was more busy getting the shots in and expected to be warned by the other person he was filming to pull the chute.

Looks like he was informed a bit too late...

ps3ud0 :cool:
 
"Without a parachute" isn't strictly true. He had a parachute and it did open up enough to slow him down to survive. It would have been another story if he didn't pull his chute.
 
Yeh I read a thing about it once. They studied some chap and come up with a list of things that helped him survive. For example, he curled into the fetal position, and he passed out, (your body can take something stupid like 33 times more damage if your muscles are relaxed, which they would be if you are unconscious.) All of which contributed to this chap surviving.
 
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