Hi,
I'm trying to better understand what it looks like to jump off a bridge/cliff, and I'm having trouble finding answers to a very specific question
Does anyone know if it matters how deep the water below you is when jumping off a bridge?
Like, are you more likely to die on impact, drown, etc. if the water is 200 ft deep where you land (versus, say 20 ft)?
I'm guessing that deeper water makes it more likely you'd drown (though you obviously can drown in 20 ft waters as well).
(To be clear, I would want to avoid being conscious and drowning if at all possible— I'd want to die on impact or be knocked unconscious beforehand).
So, I guess I'd want to know if water depth have any bearing in terms of dying on impact?
I understand that jumping 250 ft. high into water results in near-certain death, but I don't have any obvious spots that are quite this high (the spot near me is closer to 190 ft high, but the waters below are apparently almost 200 ft deep, hence my post).
Thank you
I'm trying to better understand what it looks like to jump off a bridge/cliff, and I'm having trouble finding answers to a very specific question
Does anyone know if it matters how deep the water below you is when jumping off a bridge?
Like, are you more likely to die on impact, drown, etc. if the water is 200 ft deep where you land (versus, say 20 ft)?
I'm guessing that deeper water makes it more likely you'd drown (though you obviously can drown in 20 ft waters as well).
(To be clear, I would want to avoid being conscious and drowning if at all possible— I'd want to die on impact or be knocked unconscious beforehand).
So, I guess I'd want to know if water depth have any bearing in terms of dying on impact?
I understand that jumping 250 ft. high into water results in near-certain death, but I don't have any obvious spots that are quite this high (the spot near me is closer to 190 ft high, but the waters below are apparently almost 200 ft deep, hence my post).
Thank you
