Unplanned Freefall? Some Survival Tips

[OCybrManO]

Admit it: You want to be the sole survivor of an airline disaster. You aren't looking for a disaster to happen, but if it does, you see yourself coming through it. I'm here to tell you that you're not out of touch with reality—you can do it.

 

[Steve]

Heh. "try it and come back and post the results." I love it.

 

[WhiteZero]

Why... why do people make links to somewhere you have to click another link to see wtf their talking about?
Just directly link it... it's not that hard.

 

[Naudian]

I'm freakin invincible now.

 

[CyberPitz]

I'm freakin invincible now.

No shit! The one time I ever fly will be the time it explodes, now I know that if I can steal a seat, ride it down, jump out as I hit a furr tree, land in some snow, then when the ground meets me, I do the 5 point landing....I'm never going to die.

 

[gh0st]

if that ever happens i will be having sex with as many female passengers by the time i hit the ground as possible.

 

[dream431ca]

There are a lot of people that would die from the shock of just being thrown out of an airplane.

 

[Adabiviak]

His math is a little funny, the bit about 120 mph being divided by 5 if you land right. You're distributing your weight, not speed. I don't think he mentioned the legions of other people in airplane crashes that didn't make it either.

 

[OCybrManO]

Why... why do people make links to somewhere you have to click another link to see wtf their talking about?
Just directly link it... it's not that hard.

Why would you suggest linking to the article when you can just quote the entire article in your post? Wouldn't that be even easier for the lazy bastards?

Seriously, just click the extra link... "it's not that hard." Anyway, I did it that way because I found the story on Digg.

 

[pvtbones]

if that ever happens i will be having sex with as many female passengers by the time i hit the ground as possible.

Agreed

 

[JellyWorld]

His math is a little funny, the bit about 120 mph being divided by 5 if you land right. You're distributing your weight, not speed. I don't think he mentioned the legions of other people in airplane crashes that didn't make it either.

I think what he's trying to say is the first fifth slows you down by 24, the next fifth takes away another 24 and so on, so each part of your body only suffers the same damage as you would if you fell at 24.

 

[Dekstar]

Sounds good. Anyone got an explosive plane?

 

[Shippi]

Hmm.. well I'm set if the plane I'm on suddenly 'splodes and there's trees and lots of snow below me wonder if you actually would survive.. any volunteers to test this out?

 

[Black Mesa corp]

I tested it out, just got a helicopter because im in the army and jumped out of it at 2,500 feet into the air above a forest in Jamaica. I landed safely, as i had a parachute

 

[Dekstar]

Hmm.. well I'm set if the plane I'm on suddenly 'splodes and there's trees and lots of snow below me wonder if you actually would survive.. any volunteers to test this out?

That tree idea doesn't sound too good to me. I mean of course you'll slow down slowly but you'll probably be impaled by a sticking up branch at one point. Or die of broken ribs poking your heart.

I say when you fall out a plane, strip naked. That'll give the people who find you a nice surprise

 

[RipperRoo]

You don't wanna grab anything big like seats, you want to loose as much weight as you possibly can, and increase your surface area as much as possible, thus slowing your terminal velocity and making you less likely to go splat.

 

[baron insig]

if i start falling out of a plane, i will pwn gravity, preferably by surviving

 

[Maxi]

I think what he's trying to say is the first fifth slows you down by 24, the next fifth takes away another 24 and so on, so each part of your body only suffers the same damage as you would if you fell at 24.

Actually that's wrong, the first part would hit at 120mph, the second would hit at 96mph the third at 72mph etc.

You don't wanna grab anything big like seats, you want to loose as much weight as you possibly can, and increase your surface area as much as possible, thus slowing your terminal velocity and making you less likely to go splat.

Weight doesn't really have that much to do with how fast you fall.

 

[RipperRoo]

On the contrary, mass is a major factor in terminal velocity, mice, I think, can actually survive a drop from any height, as their mass is so small their terminal velocity isn't enough to kill them.

 

[Maxi]

On the contrary, mass is a major factor in terminal velocity, mice, I think, can actually survive a drop from any height, as their mass is so small their terminal velocity isn't enough to kill them.

It's not mass, it's how much you weigh compared with your surface area(or the force the atmosphere puts on you). If you drop a screw which has exactly the same mass as a feather, the feather will fall slower. If you put them in a vacuum, they will fall equally fast.

 

[RipperRoo]

Thats either one light screw or one heavy feather.
Didn't you just agree with me there?
The lighter and larger surface area something has, the slower it will fall, isn't that what you just said? :/

 

[Sulkdodds]

I'll remember to try this next time I'm falling out of a plane.

 

[mindless_moder]

all things fall at the same speed in a vacuum due toe gravity.
so having the chair really isnt going to make much of a difference i think your best bet would be tomake a parachute out of ur blanky.

 

[xcellerate]

all things fall at the same speed in a vacuum due toe gravity.
so having the chair really isnt going to make much of a difference i think your best bet would be tomake a parachute out of ur blanky.

yea, if we were falling a vacuum though then our blood would boil :cheers:

 

[baron insig]

FAt **** is falling, he weighs 150 KG

skiny guy falling weighs 55 kg

skiny guy grabs something to increase his surface area below him to increase resistance and reduce his terminal velocity

fat guy is so round he has less air resistance he is more aerodynamic

its all about ratios

terminal velocity determined by gravity, density of air, weight of object, volume of object (coudl use density instead) and air resitance produced by object

 

[mortiz]

FAt **** is falling, he weighs 150 KG

skiny guy falling weighs 55 kg

skiny guy grabs something to increase his surface area below him to increase resistance and reduce his terminal velocity

fat guy is so round he has less air resistance he is more aerodynamic

its all about ratios

terminal velocity determined by gravity, density of air, weight of object, volume of object (coudl use density instead) and air resitance produced by object

What if Skinny guy grabs fat guy?

 

[specialmax]

SPECIAL MAX'S GUIDE TO SURVIVE A FREE FALL...


Think about it I'm the smartest and coolest guy here, I can help you survive a unexpected free fall. First off, take off all of your cloths, this will make you fall faster. If you have Gmod USE YOUR SKILLZ! Make a damn contraption. Grab some usefull stuff and tie your cloths to it for softer landing. My invention was kinda like a stretch only its a flat board and you lay on it with your belly. When you get close to the ground jump off with your clothes. Kinda make a parachute. If theres trees around use your clothes to grab a branch. You can climb down. Voila! If theres water. Put your clothes back on. Use the board to break the fall. Turn it vertical and it will brake your fall. Kinda, anyways if theres no trees around get as much wreckage of the plane. A wing will do. You grab on to it and put your underwear on your head. It blocks the wind,if your wearing boxers put your t-shirt on and do the cornholio. If your wearing a belt wrap it around your hands and put your arm around the board. When you are VERY close to the ground you must
let go. If you dont say goodbye to your wrist bones. When you land on etheir ones dont panic take some deep breaths you dont wont to go in shock. Another tip dont look at the ground immedialty you can die of shock. When your done laydown. Rest. Then find shelter immediatly, Dont look to far you could get lost. When you found shelter rest again. Then find some food and water. Now you know where to go. So there you go, thats what I would do, the rest is up to you.

 

[Vigilante]

if that ever happens i will be having sex with as many female passengers by the time i hit the ground as possible.

Here, Here!

 

[jabberwock95]

if that ever happens i will be having sex with as many female passengers by the time i hit the ground as possible

Here, Here!

*taps diagram*

And also possibly here.

 

[Korgoth]

If only you'd posted this earlier, poor uncle Jerry...

 

[venturon]

I didn't see any mention of that time MacGuyver survived a plane crash by fashioning a parachute out of Colombian cocoa beans, a power plug, three paper clips and a pair of MC Hammer's pants.

 

[CyberPitz]

I didn't see any mention of that time MacGuyver survived a plane crash by fashioning a parachute out of Colombian cocoa beans, a power plug, three paper clips and a pair of MC Hammer's pants.

Or a bomb from shoe strings, a bit of water, and some jail food.

I don't think that was the exact ingredients. I remember some bunch of guys captured him and some chick, and he used some shit to blow a hole in the wall, they got out, ran up the large hill, and helicopters and such chased after them.

I hate that show

 

[AmishSlayer]

One square yard of drag will slow the body about 20%

Learned that from Angels & Demons

 

[Danimal]

sv_gravity 10

I win.

 

[kaf11]

the guy who wrote this is an idiot. to survive a free fall, all you have to do is push "9" using default controls. noob...

 

[Vegeta897]

*taps diagram*

And also possibly here.

Bwahahahahaha

 

[Kamikazie]

the guy who wrote this is an idiot. to survive a free fall, all you have to do is push "9" using default controls. noob...

i changed mine to "mouse button 3"...doesnt always work so sometimes i am just a freebird, but only for a few seconds