Today I found $0.38!!! And a piece of gum that looked like a dime. Fortunately I was wearing my gloves when I picked it up. I'll tell you what, twilight really messes with your eyes. I also saw a wheelbarrow wheel but didn't pick it up.
As I was walking home today across the Market St bridge I was tempted to jump off. There is just something about bridges and water that makes me want to take a running start and just fly! Obviously, I didn't do it. For a few reasons: (1) I had my laptop with me and I really didn't want to deal with the hassle of buying a new one since it would surely have gotten ruined in the plunge and I didn't want to leave it on the street, (2) it would probably be a lot colder than I would anticipate, (3) and I was hungry.
Instead I decided to contemplate, again, if someone could survive a jump off the Ben Franklin Bridge. IR and I have visited this topic many times and she seems convinced that you would die. I don't think that you would. And by die I mean die, not survive the jump but then drown because you can't swim due to broken limbs. Die like die from the jump. By survive I mean survive, like you survive the jump and live to tell about it.
Feel free to leave your thoughts and concerns regarding this matter in the comments section. We can have a vote to see how many people think you would die and how many think you would survive.
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i think it's survivable. you would have to be holding something to break the plane of the water, i feel like. and you would have to go hands or feet first. so, if you jumped like a regular dive holding, say, a water noodle, the water noodle could break the water and you would just plunge in a beautiful swan dive. this is my opinion based on science and facts.
i agree with katy. i think a lot of people die from not hitting the water right (breaking vertebrae, cranium)...if everyone would just bring a noodle when they go so we could all enjoy the spectacle.
A noodle? That is the most ridiculous thing I have ever read. I noodle isn't going to break anything including your fall. The noodle is using YOU to break ITS fall!
You would die. No doubt.
I think if you maybe dove feet first (kinda like in the movies) and had black shiny latex scuba gear you would totally survive and also black is slimming so you would look good doing it.
Leave it to the dynamic duo of Adam and Jaime "the Mythbusters" to come through for me!!!
Season 1 episode 5:
A high fall over water can be survived by throwing a hammer ahead of oneself and breaking the surface tension.
busted
Dropping a hammer in front of you may break the surface tension, but it will not save your life because water is still too viscous to move out of the way quickly.
So where's your noodle NOW?
"If you are ever falling off the Sears Tower, just go limp. People might think you are a dummy and try to catch you, because, hey free dummy".
--Jack Handy
Same principle might apply in this case.
okay, so maybe a hammer isn't the best thing to throw in before you jump. what about if you threw (or pushed) another person in before you???
You would live. Base jumpers and cliff divers jump off things that are a ton higher. i think we need to identify what type of people we are comparing for survival of this jump. I would certainly survive. The big plumber on my job would most likely not.
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