Miracle man falls 47 stories and survives ...

geetrue · 01-03-08, 07:18 PM

Man falls 47 stories on Dec 7th and wakes up on Christmas day ...

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/03/ny...2ee&ei=5087%0A

Dowly · 01-03-08, 07:25 PM

I've heard that a russian/hungarian/ukrain something like that stewardess fell ~10km or so without a parachute after the airplane exploded and miracously survived. I think it was in some old edition of Guinness book of Records. Go figure.

EDIT: Here it is

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4. Highest Fall Survived Without a Parachute -- Vesna Vulovic, a flight attendant from Yugoslavia, survived a fall from 33,330 feet when the DC-9 airplane she was traveling in blew up over Czechoslovakia on January 26, 1972. A terrorist bomb was thought to be the cause, and no other passengers survived. Vesna broke both legs and was temporarily paralyzed from the waist down.

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2004...0111_15_04.txt

Letum · 01-03-08, 07:37 PM

There was a US airman in the war who fell 25,000ft with no chute and survived and a
female skydiver in the uk who had a total chute failure, landed in a hedge and survived
with only cuts and bruises in the 90s.

baggygreen · 01-03-08, 10:09 PM

I just dont understand how!

HOW does the human body hit something, anything at 260km/h or however fast terminal velocity is, and SURVIVE?!?!?

I just cant understand it!

elite_hunter_sh3 · 01-03-08, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

I've heard that a russian/hungarian/ukrain something like that stewardess fell ~10km or so without a parachute after the airplane exploded and miracously survived. I think it was in some old edition of Guinness book of Records. Go figure.

EDIT: Here it is

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4. Highest Fall Survived Without a Parachute -- Vesna Vulovic, a flight attendant from Yugoslavia, survived a fall from 33,330 feet when the DC-9 airplane she was traveling in blew up over Czechoslovakia on January 26, 1972. A terrorist bomb was thought to be the cause, and no other passengers survived. Vesna broke both legs and was temporarily paralyzed from the waist down.

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2004...0111_15_04.txt

She was Serbian,

Stealth Hunter · 01-04-08, 02:04 AM

In one case, a B-17 tail gunner was shot down over Italy. The plane blew in half, and the tail section, containing him at the time, fell 27,500 feet. He was pulled out of the wreckage by two Italian soldiers who took him to their base and had him fixed up. He suffered a dislocated arm, a broken leg, and a few fractured ribs. Otherwise, he was fine. He even earned the Italian wound medal!

joegrundman · 01-04-08, 03:59 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Alkemade

This RAF guy fell a mere 5.5 km and walked away with just a sprained ankle.

His fall was broken by pine trees and snow. So there you have it. If you find yourself in a similar situation, aim for the trees.

Spoon 11th · 01-04-08, 04:43 AM

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Originally Posted by joegrundman

If you find yourself in a similar situation, aim for the trees.

Unless it is a cactus. 8D

Kapitan_Phillips · 01-04-08, 07:19 AM

I think the most powerful line in that article is:

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"It just wasn't my time"

I'm waiting for religion to pounce on this one.

Iceman · 01-04-08, 09:23 AM

It was't religion...it was simply because A+b=C divided by the suare root of ur IQ , multiplied by the sum of the equation,rounded by the differential with a north wind blowing in from the south during a cold snap which blew in a freak snow storm creating a blanket of snow 10ft thick with an updraft of 100+mph which slowed the decent...

see how stupid people sound sometimes...

Dowly · 01-04-08, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Kapitan_Phillips

I think the most powerful line in that article is:

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"It just wasn't my time"

That has to be the most overused line in the world. Come one! Be original! "I saw the Grim Reaper coming and I Kung Fu kicked his head off and took a dump down his throat, that's why I'm here now, alive." Or something! Be creative!

Skybird · 01-04-08, 09:32 AM

That man must be a skybird, no doubt.

Kapitan_Phillips · 01-04-08, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Skybird

That man must be a skybird, no doubt.

Sucks to be your brother then :rotfl:

Skybird · 01-04-08, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Kapitan_Phillips

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Originally Posted by Skybird

That man must be a skybird, no doubt.

Sucks to be your brother then :rotfl:

Well, no, you become a frisbee champion in no time.

Mush Martin · 01-04-08, 11:01 AM

The head instructer at the local Skydiving School had double shoot
failure once. approx 10,000 ft. cut away the first chute had a streamer
on the second and was more surprised than anyone when he came to
vertical up to his chest in a bog with a crowd from the airshow gathering
around him. quite a guy he now sports a permanent surprised look

M

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geetrue Cold War Boomer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Walla Walla Posts: 2,837 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Miracle man falls 47 stories and survives ... Man falls 47 stories on Dec 7th and wakes up on Christmas day ... http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/03/ny...2ee&ei=5087%0A __________________

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Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	There was a US airman in the war who fell 25,000ft with no chute and survived and a female skydiver in the uk who had a total chute failure, landed in a hedge and survived with only cuts and bruises in the 90s. __________________

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joegrundman Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2,689 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Alkemade This RAF guy fell a mere 5.5 km and walked away with just a sprained ankle. His fall was broken by pine trees and snow. So there you have it. If you find yourself in a similar situation, aim for the trees. __________________ "Enemy submarines are to be called U-Boats. The term submarine is to be reserved for Allied under water vessels. U-Boats are those dastardly villains who sink our ships, while submarines are those gallant and noble craft which sink theirs." Winston Churchill

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Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,604 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	That man must be a skybird, no doubt. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

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Mush Martin Eternal Patrol Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,398 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	The head instructer at the local Skydiving School had double shoot failure once. approx 10,000 ft. cut away the first chute had a streamer on the second and was more surprised than anyone when he came to vertical up to his chest in a bog with a crowd from the airshow gathering around him. quite a guy he now sports a permanent surprised look M __________________ RIP Mush Tutorial

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baggygreen Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canberra, ACT, Down Under (really On Top) Posts: 1,880 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	I just dont understand how! HOW does the human body hit something, anything at 260km/h or however fast terminal velocity is, and SURVIVE?!?!? I just cant understand it!

01-04-08, 02:04 AM	#6
Stealth Hunter Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Y'ha-Nthlei Posts: 4,262 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	In one case, a B-17 tail gunner was shot down over Italy. The plane blew in half, and the tail section, containing him at the time, fell 27,500 feet. He was pulled out of the wreckage by two Italian soldiers who took him to their base and had him fixed up. He suffered a dislocated arm, a broken leg, and a few fractured ribs. Otherwise, he was fine. He even earned the Italian wound medal!

01-04-08, 09:23 AM	#10
Iceman Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mesa AZ, Arizona, USA Posts: 1,253 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	It was't religion...it was simply because A+b=C divided by the suare root of ur IQ , multiplied by the sum of the equation,rounded by the differential with a north wind blowing in from the south during a cold snap which blew in a freak snow storm creating a blanket of snow 10ft thick with an updraft of 100+mph which slowed the decent... see how stupid people sound sometimes...