i've been watching a lot of cliff diving videos... now im not so sure about jumping anymore

[xXSufferingXx]

recently a bunch of cliff diving videos popped up on my feed, and i see people jumping 150 meters without trouble.
not professionals, but just everyone.
all this "the water will be like concrete" starts to seem like crap, i hope i'm wrong tho.

i would need a lot more info on jumping into water before hypothetically even considering that.
i highly highly doubt one would die upon impact with water, because out of the 100 videos i've seen, it hasn't happened once.

so when somebody succesfully suicides from let's say a bridge, i think here is what happens:
they most often just drown from being so far into water that there's no turning back to land + they might have broken bones, so they can't swim to land.

 

[chewedmeat]

This is all me guessing (alongside the fact im tired and might not be able to properly explain because of language barriers) but i think its because theyre for one, not jumping from 150 meters because the world record is 58,8 meters, and for two, even if theyre jumping from a high place they make their body so small so the impact of the water distrobutes around them instead of their body smashing against the water and slowing them down a lot (since their body gains a ton of speed when falling) which causes a lot of damage and is why most people die from jumping into water from such heights. So comparing water to hitting concrete is an accurate comparison.

As someone who has done zero research into what happens when jumping from bridges, id make the assumption the people jumping still pass out almost as soon as they hit the water (like people who jump from buildings) especially if they hit their head, which obviously drowns them. Youd probably be too weak after the damage from the fall to swim back up.

 

[xXSufferingXx]

This is all me guessing (alongside the fact im tired and might not be able to properly explain because of language barriers) but i think its because theyre for one, not jumping from 150 meters because the world record is 58,8 meters, and for two, even if theyre jumping from a high place they make their body so small so the impact of the water distrobutes around them instead of their body smashing against the water and slowing them down a lot (since their body gains a ton of speed when falling) which causes a lot of damage and is why most people die from jumping into water from such heights. So comparing water to hitting concrete is an accurate comparison.

As someone who has done zero research into what happens when jumping from bridges, id make the assumption the people jumping still pass out almost as soon as they hit the water (like people who jump from buildings) especially if they hit their head, which obviously drowns them. Youd probably be too weak after the damage from the fall to swim back up.

ok i about the amount of meters i mightve been wrong, but just go to instagram reels and type in cliff diving videos, and you'll see what im talking about.
they all seem perfectly fine after hitting the water from extreme heights.
bunch of random college kids doing it also, not nescaserily professional swimmers.

 

[chewedmeat]

do you have links to the videos? i scrolled through some videos but most looked to be from people who are expirenced with it since theyre in pretty good shape, have good form and usually base their accounts around cliff diving.

 

[xXSufferingXx]

do you have links to the videos? i scrolled through some videos but most looked to be from people who are expirenced with it since theyre in pretty good shape, have good form and usually base their accounts around cliff diving.

idk how to link them.
but yeah, they are in good shape, but i'm just saying a lot of them don't seem to be professionals (as in having taken any sort of classes)
i've seen drunk ones do it too

 

[outrider567]

recently a bunch of cliff diving videos popped up on my feed, and i see people jumping 150 meters without trouble.
not professionals, but just everyone.
all this "the water will be like concrete" starts to seem like crap, i hope i'm wrong tho.

i would need a lot more info on jumping into water before hypothetically even considering that.
i highly highly doubt one would die upon impact with water, because out of the 100 videos i've seen, it hasn't happened once.

so when somebody succesfully suicides from let's say a bridge, i think here is what happens:
they most often just drown from being so far into water that there's no turning back to land + they might have broken bones, so they can't swim to land.

Most jumpers from the Golden Gate Bridge die, and that's from about 220 feet--They either die instantly or their spine is severed and they drown in the icy cold water, a 98% fatality rate

 

[thevoidpointer]

Most jumpers from the Golden Gate Bridge die, and that's from about 220 feet--They either die instantly or their spine is severed and they drown in the icy cold water, a 98% fatality rate

You mean did die. They have suicide nets now

 

[xXSufferingXx]

They have suicide nets now

omg really? mannnnn.........

 

[BradGuy123]

From what I have heard all my life, hitting the water is like hitting concrete. Plus, you'd have lots of time to be scared and panicked on your way down,

 

[Harrier]

You mean did die. They have suicide nets now

Yeah, but they aren't very far down.

You can always land on the net (which is supposedly painful, not fatal) and jump from the net.
One guy who jumped from GGB whose account I read (he survived) apparently regretted his decision immediately and tried to land feet first.

So, it seems that body orientation is a component to survival, or death.

This is my preferred method, but know that I need to jump from as high as possible to maximize success.

Even then, too many things can go wrong, so I have been trying to discourage jumpers on the forum - especially if they are planning to jump from less than 15 stories.

I might still do it.

 

[Forveleth]

recently a bunch of cliff diving videos popped up on my feed, and i see people jumping 150 meters without trouble.

This is FAR below the record height for cliff diving let alone the standard height. So your statement is factually incorrect.

not professionals, but just everyone.

This is also incorrect. Cliff diving is, in fact, very dangerous and when you start getting near "professional" heights it takes a lot of training and practice to not injure yourself. If "everyone" is jumping into water just fine, then it is either not that high or you are watching tons of professionals with training.

i would need a lot more info on jumping into water before hypothetically even considering that.
i highly highly doubt one would die upon impact with water, because out of the 100 videos i've seen, it hasn't happened once.

Again, there is no way there were actually jumping from a lethal height. They were also not trying to die. There is a big difference between purposefully diving to survive and falling into water to die. Remember, you are trying to jump into water the "wrong" way. Of course watching videos of people doing it the "right" way will have different results.

Also, youtube frowns on videos of people straight up dying to even if there were tons of videos of cliff diving gone wrong I highly doubt the algorithm is going to serve you very many of them.

 

[Life's not a comedy]

I haven't seen anyone bring up the feeling you get from freefalling on the drop. Maybe I'm just a baby but I don't want to be fighting fear when I'm already fighting fear in that sec

 

[burninghill]

I haven't seen anyone bring up the feeling you get from freefalling on the drop. Maybe I'm just a baby but I don't want to be fighting fear when I'm already fighting fear in that sec

A lot of people comment on really wanting this feeling but heeeeeeell no… there's bridges high enough by me to jump from but I think almost everyone who jumps regrets their decision in that 'freefall'. It's just instinct I think.