Resource Jumping megathread

[creationisdeath]

There are many variables, I think Geo Stone adresses at least some of those.

What if, at a height of 70 metres your speed is only 90kph ? What if it's not even the worst fall (feet first) but a horizontal landing ? Shattering bones, getting your skull penetrated by splinters. But not immediately dead, and getting rescued. Imagine slamming against a wall with a speed of 90 kph. Are you sure it will kill you instantly ?

Yes. If the surface is hard and you're not being slowed down by something (which is pretty much always the case in the survival clickbait), then yes.

The one I saw (in real life) wasn't even remotely 70m and the medics didn't even attempt to do anything. Game over.

The biggest issue with jumping in my opinion is flying. You have quite some time on the way down that will probably feel like an eternity..

 

[Ch92921]

Some years ago a old woman jumped in Germany from a Autobahn-overcrossing. She hit a car. She died, but also the driver of the car.

 

[TAW122]

This is an interesting thread and I do like the idea of jumping if that is the only available method to certain people. In regards to high places and bridges, I would say generally avoid the touristy or really popular ones like GWB (George Washington), GGB (Golden Gate) to name a few. This is because of the trouble of suicide nets, fences, and what not. Sure there are other ones that have anti-suicide, or suicide prevention obstacles but are likely to be less comprehensive or easier to circumvent.

 

[lost_soul83]

Consider Rio Grande Gorge Bridge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Grande_Gorge_Bridge

Just read the info from the link: I think it's funny how there's a "suicide problem" tab, but cite money as a factor for no steps being taken to deter suicide. Lol! Thanks for the info though. I'm considering it. I would love to travel to such a beautiful place to ctb.

 

[Zzzzz]

I didn't realize that Wikipedia says about 1500 ft is necessary for terminal velocity . I don't understand why Geo Stone said 480 ft is all that is required? Apparently either Geo or Wikipedia is wrong.

Another thing that was interesting to me but a bit of a tangent was the 18 year old describing himself as a detached observer when he fell.

 

[outoftheblue]

Is the Golden Gate still available? I know that pesky net isn't in place yet, but seems like they're starting to put up some fencing along the pedestrian pathway in the meantime. So is it still possible to use the GG? I know, there's others, but it's my ultimate dream to cease at that site, and we each only get one exit.

 

[whatever1111]

How come wearing some load as a way to ensure death by drowning is so rarely mentioned when it comes to jumping into water? I get it that everyone prefers death on impact, but I would suppose any death is better than surviving a fall

 

[Sanguinius]

How come wearing some load as a way to ensure death by drowning is so rarely mentioned when it comes to jumping into water? I get it that everyone prefers death on impact, but I would suppose any death is better than surviving a fall

Good idea... hmm... and probaly having the load around you neck would make it easier to land on your head..

 

[thatonekris]

Do any of you guys know if jumping on a sloped surface reduces the shock when landing?

 

[deathplease]

Would you die instantly if you jumped from 100m onto concrete?

 

[nirvana]

i have been thinking About Jumping from preikestolen as well… sure there are many tourists but at least no patrols as on some irish cliffs like beachy head.... also you could Always pretend to try to make a Selfie and then just quickly jump..... there have even been "accidents" of when People wanted to take a selfie and then just slipped and fell…i would definitely consider this as a pact

 

[GeorgeJL]

Yeah, I think so. You would die before you can feel any pain

I wouldn't be so sure. To be completely honest we don't know, because nobody has ever survived. It can be argued that until your cells run out of oxygen and blood they will still be alive for a few seconds or even longer after impact.

 

[BattleditOut]

As a rule of thumb (For almost 100% sure, immediately death):
100m (~328 feet) with landing on a hard surface.
200m (~656 feet) with landing on water.

I wouldn't recommend anything lower than this. Maybe you would die too, but it probably will take minutes to hours. The risk of "rescue" is high.

• How can I find something that high?

Just google "highest bridges in [your country]
There will be results as, ie. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bridges_in_the_United_States_by_height

If you can travel, norway has some cuties:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preikestolen
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kjerag

• What if there is a fence?

If your bringe is only slightly frequented at night, there is a chance to cut through the fence with a wire rope cutter, I think. Just google them...

The minimums are
I'm pretty sure that 150 ft over land... over a hard surface... Will do the trick. But glad I found this thread because I was debating a location that was closer and less scary. But it's probably only 75 feet or so and the worst nightmare would be to survive a 75 foot jump and wind up with heinous life long debilitation.

My situation is an illness that has been tormenting me for about a year now. I never knew life could be so ugly until I got this thing. Anyway, my meaning is this is out of necessity not desire. So it's important to dot all the Is and cross all the Ts.

The accidental deaths from falling are from a much lower mean height of around 17 feet. But this an entirely different conversation.

So this sucks big time... the closer and unfortunately lower location is probably not safe and probably also why it's not guarded or any fences.

I also read that it's about an 80% chance of death from around 84 feet.
Going to attach the lower closer location... how heigh do you think it is? My guess around 70 feet...which is not enough to be sure....

 

[TAW122]

The minimums are
I'm pretty sure that 150 ft over land... over a hard surface... Will do the trick. But glad I found this thread because I was debating a location that was closer and less scary. But it's probably only 75 feet or so and the worst nightmare would be to survive a 75 foot jump and wind up with heinous life long debilitation.

My situation is an illness that has been tormenting me for about a year now. I never knew life could be so ugly until I got this thing. Anyway, my meaning is this is out of necessity not desire. So it's important to dot all the Is and cross all the Ts.

The accidental deaths from falling are from a much lower mean height of around 17 feet. But this an entirely different conversation.

So this sucks big time... the closer and unfortunately lower location is probably not safe and probably also why it's not guarded or any fences.

I also read that it's about an 80% chance of death from around 84 feet.
Going to attach the lower closer location... how heigh do you think it is? My guess around 70 feet...which is not enough to be sure....

While I don't recommend jumping from that height, if that is the only option, then it might be worthwhile to consider weakening the body further (or combining with another method to ensure a greater chance of success). Other things would be to starve or maybe dehydrate yourself enough to get close to death, but enough strength left to jump so that even if the jump didn't result in death, then at least you will succumb to another cause. I think there are better combination methods out there but that's just an idea.

 

[BridgeJumper]

I think those figures are kinda overestimated.
Sure you wanna choose the highest spot possible so youre sure you wont end up a vegetable but Ive been browsing best gore dot coms suicide section for years and thereare lots of successful suicides by jumping from 8 stories, even 5 or 4 stories sometimes. In cases of people who land on their heads even jump from an overpass is deadly.
There was a suicide off a bridge thats literally 3 or 4 meters high in my town last month.
A famous rapper in my country died after jumping from 9th story, and my preferred jumping spot is about 12 stories.

 

[BattleditOut]

Things I've read:
-150 feet over land, 250 feet over water
-lower jumps should try to land on their head, as that inc
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I think those figures are kinda overestimated.
Sure you wanna choose the highest spot possible so youre sure you wont end up a vegetable but Ive been browsing best gore dot coms suicide section for years and thereare lots of successful suicides by jumping from 8 stories, even 5 or 4 stories sometimes. In cases of people who land on their heads even jump from an overpass is deadly.
There was a suicide off a bridge thats literally 3 or 4 meters high in my town last month.
A famous rapper in my country died after jumping from 9th story, and my preferred jumping spot is about 12 stories.

What do you think of the photo I attached? It looks to be between 70-80 feet...

 

[ArtVandelay]

What do you think of the photo I attached? It looks to be between 70-80 feet...

It's possible that it would work, but I definitely would not risk it. What if you survive and end up paralyzed for the rest of your life? That would make a second attempt very difficult. If I were to jump it would have to be well above the recommended 150 feet.

 

[blanketyblk]

Not jumping per say. but this poor girl survived a fall of 25 meter and could be crippled for years. so people before jumping make sure you select a location with a very good height!. mine is over 800 meters.

Photo of woman moment before fall

Alexa Terraza was known for practising yoga on her balcony in Mexico but now the 23-year-old will forever be known for this photo.

www.news.com.au

 

[Baskol1]

Not jumping per say. but this poor girl survived a fall of 25 meter and could be crippled for years. so people before jumping make sure you select a location with a very good height!. mine is over 800 meters.

Photo of woman moment before fall

Alexa Terraza was known for practising yoga on her balcony in Mexico but now the 23-year-old will forever be known for this photo.

www.news.com.au

Not very smart what she did.

 

[Meadows]

Tempted to jump off the Royal Gorge this spring. Probably the easiest method for me at my current state.
The pros
-incredibly tall height.
-won't have to travel incredibly far
-death is pretty much secured
-nine whole seconds of freefall time sounds fun
Cons
-Relatively high fence (but could probably scale the railing)
-Incredibly touristy
-Well staffed

Sounds like people have jumped from here in the past few years, even as recently as two weeks ago.
I CAN travel further if I gotta, I was gonna jump off the Golden Gate, but it sounds like they're almost done with the jumping net.

Hey there, any chance you have updates on golden gate netting or fencing? I'm getting conflicting information. Estimated completion January 2021, but now I'm hearing rumors of temporary netting that's been put in place for the meantime?! Or additional fencing. Just reaching out in case you have additional info. Thank you friend.

 

[GoodPersonEffed]

@Hasssssuùuu, I request this be added to the list of method megathreads in the Resource Compilation.

 

[Y78]

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[Sadddd]

I came here after seeing it linked as the best megathread about jumping.

as i found a lot of discussion about how high is high enough, its a tough question to answer it seems. i've done a lot of research on this as it's the only method i think i could do (besides gun but i'mm in the UK).

i found the lost all hope data also, it seems the most credible and i would stick to their guidelines as there is some data behind it. reality is that some guy survived the golden gate bridge and someone i know died falling off her roller blades.

what i do know is that sticking to lost all hope's guidelines hits the dying % very high. go lower and the data says you increase your chance of surviving.
the question i struggle with is, what is it like for the 4/5 seconds of freefall (what i calculate beachy head to be). can't imagine it's relaxing

 

[LMLN]

I came here after seeing it linked as the best megathread about jumping.

as i found a lot of discussion about how high is high enough, its a tough question to answer it seems. i've done a lot of research on this as it's the only method i think i could do (besides gun but i'mm in the UK).

i found the lost all hope data also, it seems the most credible and i would stick to their guidelines as there is some data behind it. reality is that some guy survived the golden gate bridge and someone i know died falling off her roller blades.

what i do know is that sticking to lost all hope's guidelines hits the dying % very high. go lower and the data says you increase your chance of surviving.
the question i struggle with is, what is it like for the 4/5 seconds of freefall (what i calculate beachy head to be). can't imagine it's relaxing

I imagine you would have to be very intoxicated or high to jump. It would be very hard to do.

 

[Sadddd]

the question i struggle with is what is the 4/5 (what i calculate beachy head as) seconds like after you jump. can't imagine it's relaxing but better for me than the other options (long waits, having to pass out etc)

 

[LMLN]

the question i struggle with is what is the 4/5 (what i calculate beachy head as) seconds like after you jump. can't imagine it's relaxing but better for me than the other options (long waits, having to pass out etc)

Making yourself jump is the hurdle. The 4/5 seconds would be hard, but there would be no way out that point.

 

[MoreThanAFeeling]

the question i struggle with is what is the 4/5 (what i calculate beachy head as) seconds like after you jump. can't imagine it's relaxing but better for me than the other options (long waits, having to pass out etc)

I am planning on jumping from a 100 meter bridge. I am also struggling with the fall more than the jump. I wish I could create a mind set that would make the fall a pleasant experience.

Someone who attemted suicide by jumping and failed (from 30 meters) said that the fall is a terrible experience and that regret kicks in right after the jump.

 

[Sadddd]

I am planning on jumping from a 100 meter bridge. I am also struggling with the fall more than the jump. I wish I could create a mind set that would make the fall a pleasant experience.

Someone who attemted suicide by jumping and failed (from 30 meters) said that the fall is a terrible experience and that regret kicks in right after the jump.

this is what i have read also. the guy who jumped from the golden gate bridge said instant regret

 

[Randomgirl009]

I'm seeing so much incorrect information on this thread it's like some of you have never read what happens to a body when it hits water.

You don't just drift with the current and fall asleep peacefully, or go unconscious on the way down. I think because water is involved people seem to think it's a beautiful and calm method.

Remember from a certain height, the water just becomes a surface. Upon impact you will probably break every bone in your body, then paralysed and unable to swim, you slowly drown to death while being in excruciating pain.

If you don't believe me watch 'The bridge' documentary. Coast guards, witnesses and survivors can confirm it's not a nice way to die.

I'm pro choice but there are so many
other options that aren't as grusome.
also seen a few people commenting that you become unconscious/have a heart attack on the way down, which is extremely rare and would only happen if you weren't breathing for an extended amount of time.

Please research this method and watch that documentary before making any decisions.

edited because mobile formatting is shit

 

[MoreThanAFeeling]

I'm seeing so much incorrect information on this thread it's like some of you have never read what happens to a body when it hits water.

If you see misinformation report the post. I also see a lot of bad information in this thread but jumping isn't like other method megathreads. There is no good guide for jumping. Some people die from a 10 meter fall and others survive a 70 meter fall.
I think anyone who considers jumping will take the information here with a grain of salt like me.