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13 Jun 2003, 22:55
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Henry Kelly
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Jumping off a bridge
What is it that kills you, the hitting the water real fast or the drowing that may or may not ensue?
I'm curious.
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13 Jun 2003, 22:56
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Re: Jumping off a bridge
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Originally posted by pablissimo
What is it that kills you, the hitting the water real fast or the drowing that may or may not ensue?
I'm curious.
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Usually? Neither.
Once in a while? Either, or a combination of both.
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13 Jun 2003, 22:57
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Henry Kelly
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So I could jump off a bridge and not ****ing die?
What's the ****ing point in that? Think of the money The Samaritans could have saved from not putting those frigging phones in had they known that!
Dude, I'm totally gonna jump, my life is bull**** man, bull****.
'Yeah well, go nuts.'
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13 Jun 2003, 23:09
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Mr. Blobby
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I presume death caused by bridge-jumping is normally the strong current of the major river underneath it.
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13 Jun 2003, 23:13
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fascinated by bridges!
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Guess it also depends pretty much on how tall the bridge is. Where I live we have some pretty tall bridges. Guess the impact of the fall to the water there would knock most people unconscious. God knows enough people have jumped off them and died.
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13 Jun 2003, 23:27
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jump into the Thames and it strips your skin off you in 10 seconds flat.
its not polluted much.
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13 Jun 2003, 23:41
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Re: Jumping off a bridge
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Originally posted by pablissimo
What is it that kills you, the hitting the water real fast or the drowing that may or may not ensue?
I'm curious.
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depends what under the bridge really, if its jelly then u probely wont die
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13 Jun 2003, 23:58
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Snake of the Sand
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depends on how you land, but I think surface tension is sometimes quite fatal, since the first second is about like hitting concrete.
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14 Jun 2003, 08:12
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if i ever jumped off a bridge it would have to be for suicidal purposes, and there definately wouldnt be water underneath it, but probably traffic
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14 Jun 2003, 08:20
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Quote:
Originally posted by Steve_G
if i ever jumped off a bridge it would have to be for suicidal purposes, and there definately wouldnt be water underneath it, but probably traffic
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selfish bastard, delaying everyone else while they scrape you off the road.
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14 Jun 2003, 08:43
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Mr. Blobby
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Not to mention the possibility of putting a bunch of people into the psych ward for mental aid after having someone fall onto their car and splatter on their windshield.
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14 Jun 2003, 11:57
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Jumping off a bridge is fun, for about three seconds.
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14 Jun 2003, 12:13
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if i ever jump off a bridge it'll be with a bunge rope attached to me
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14 Jun 2003, 14:24
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The Twilight of the Gods
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It also depends how deep the river is.
You could break your neck hitting the bottom at speed.
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14 Jun 2003, 16:04
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hitting the water can kill you
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14 Jun 2003, 16:09
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Quote:
Originally posted by Ragnarak
if i ever jump off a bridge it'll be with a bunge rope attached to me
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Purposely use a rope 4 foot too long when attempting suicide, at least your death would give the papers something entertaining to write about
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14 Jun 2003, 23:02
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Depends on the temperature, and the height of the bridge.
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Originally posted by JamMak
Purposely use a rope 4 foot too long when attempting suicide, at least your death would give the papers something entertaining to write about
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Not safe to jump with a rope exactly the right length, either...
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15 Jun 2003, 03:52
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Quote:
Originally posted by Leshy
Not to mention the possibility of putting a bunch of people into the psych ward for mental aid after having someone fall onto their car and splatter on their windshield.
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id be dead so what would i care heh
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15 Jun 2003, 07:47
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Generally both. The hit from a 50ft bridge will break your legs, and then you usually can't swim, and so you die.
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15 Jun 2003, 11:48
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Quote:
Originally posted by Cyp
Not safe to jump with a rope exactly the right length, either...
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surely 'the right length' would be the length required for it to be safe and not the length from the bridge to the water?
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