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Is hitting water from high up like hitting concrete?
Hitting water from a height does feel like hitting concrete, however, it does not feel like hitting concrete from the same height. As pointed out by others, any freely falling body will experience impact from the surface that it falls on / into due to conversion of PE to KE.
Why does water become hard when falling?
The sudden contact with the increased density does slow your speed. But, something else more important happens as well: Surface tension causes the water to push back against the force your body has impacted it with. Water molecules are attracted to each other more than they are attracted to the molecules in the air.
What happens if you jump high into water?
If you jump from 20 feet (6 meters) above the water, you’ll hit the water at 25 mph (40 kph) — the impact is strong enough to compress your spine, break bones or give you a concussion [source: Glen Canyon Natural History Association].
Could you survive jumping out of a plane into water?
Frankly, there’s absolutely NO chance of survival if the person reached terminal velocity. Jumping from an aircraft flying low and slow probably could likely be survivable (depending), but the landing wouldn’t be feet first, it would be a skipping glancing impact, more like skipping a rock.
Can you survive jumping out of a plane into water?
What happens when you skip a rock in the water?
When you skip a rock, it will ‘bounce’ off of the water when at high speeds. Eventually it slows enough to no longer bounce but ‘sink’ into the water. Picture your body doing the same thing.
What will happen when you jump off an airplane?
When you jump off the airplane, you are not going to think about anything except about that moment you are in. When you exit the plane you will free fall at the speed upto 200 km/h. You will be buzzling for days!
Can you survive jumping out of an airplane into water without a parachute?
All in all, it’s fair to say that your chances of survival are extremely slim if you jump out of an airplane into a body of water without a parachute.
What would happen if you fell from a plane into the ocean?
The ocean surface is not as hard as the ground but if you drop from a plane, you would hit it with such a high velocity that the pressure would most likely kill you or cause very serious damage. Considering air resistance, the terminal velocity of a human, right before reaching the water, would be at most some .