Comments on: 7 Tips To Survive a 500-Foot Fall http://www.anynumberofthings.com/7-tips-to-survive-a-500-foot-fall_157/ Life's Daily Lists Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:00:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Tomas http://www.anynumberofthings.com/7-tips-to-survive-a-500-foot-fall_157/#comment-67 Tomas Fri, 25 Jan 2008 22:41:06 +0000 http://www.anynumberofthings.com/7-tips-to-survive-a-500-foot-fall_157/#comment-67 I fell about thirty feet on three different occasions. Once when I was 15 an older friend/ acquaintance and I were walking along a ravine in the woods, when he accidentally on purpose, pushed me over the edge. It was approximately a 30' drop. I when I woke up, I found myself laying in so many inches of water; my acquaintance was long gone. Later when I told people what had happened, no one took the story seriously. There was another time when I was working construction; I moved a ladder over a bit, while standing atop the roof of a 30' high building, which I was working on. I then put my foot on the top rung. Unknowingly I had unlatched the ladders extension. The ladder started to fall, and I flipped over backwards. I caught one of my boots in the top rung; and the ladder slowed my fall. I was upside down as I watched one man on the ground dancing back and forth like one of the three stooges; he was attempting to catch me when I landed. Naturally he missed me. Again I walked away with only minor injuries. One other time, was when I went skydiving and collapsed the shoot to hard upon landing, and fell the last thirty feet, with a pretty hard landing. Still it doesn't compare with falling 500' feet. T. I fell about thirty feet on three different occasions. Once when I was 15 an older friend/ acquaintance and I were walking along a ravine in the woods, when he accidentally on purpose, pushed me over the edge. It was approximately a 30′ drop. I when I woke up, I found myself laying in so many inches of water; my acquaintance was long gone. Later when I told people what had happened, no one took the story seriously.
There was another time when I was working construction; I moved a ladder over a bit, while standing atop the roof of a 30′ high building, which I was working on. I then put my foot on the top rung. Unknowingly I had unlatched the ladders extension. The ladder started to fall, and I flipped over backwards. I caught one of my boots in the top rung; and the ladder slowed my fall. I was upside down as I watched one man on the ground dancing back and forth like one of the three stooges; he was attempting to catch me when I landed. Naturally he missed me. Again I walked away with only minor injuries.
One other time, was when I went skydiving and collapsed the shoot to hard upon landing, and fell the last thirty feet, with a pretty hard landing. Still it doesn’t compare with falling 500′ feet.
T.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.anynumberofthings.com/7-tips-to-survive-a-500-foot-fall_157/#comment-65 Anonymous Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:42:22 +0000 http://www.anynumberofthings.com/7-tips-to-survive-a-500-foot-fall_157/#comment-65 Of course, if you're in the middle of a 500-foot fall, you'd technically be in a 250-foot fall- a far less scary height, which would not grant you a heart attack. so, you are screwed! Of course, if you’re in the middle of a 500-foot fall, you’d technically be in a 250-foot fall- a far less scary height, which would not grant you a heart attack.
so, you are screwed!

]]> By: Drake Mallard http://www.anynumberofthings.com/7-tips-to-survive-a-500-foot-fall_157/#comment-64 Drake Mallard Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:31:44 +0000 http://www.anynumberofthings.com/7-tips-to-survive-a-500-foot-fall_157/#comment-64 Interesting tips. Anyway, if I noticed I'm in the middle of a 500-foot fall, I think I'd be so scared that I'd have a massive heart attack. So, I guess I'd be pretty much dead way before I touch the ground. Regards DM Interesting tips.

Anyway, if I noticed I’m in the middle of a 500-foot fall, I think I’d be so scared that I’d have a massive heart attack. So, I guess I’d be pretty much dead way before I touch the ground.

Regards
DM

]]> By: Tess http://www.anynumberofthings.com/7-tips-to-survive-a-500-foot-fall_157/#comment-63 Tess Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:27:25 +0000 http://www.anynumberofthings.com/7-tips-to-survive-a-500-foot-fall_157/#comment-63 Thank's for tips! I'll be sure to let you if it works. Thank’s for tips! I’ll be sure to let you if it works.

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