11-01-2009, 11:04 AM
(This post was last modified: 11-01-2009, 11:07 AM by Chesspiece_face.)
Anything that would allow you to survive a fall such as this would be entirely out of your control. The best way for you to shape your body to hit the water would be to cross your fingers.
The terminal velocity of the average human body free falling with limbs splayed is above 120 mph. Bringing those limbs close to the body would increase falling speed up to around 200 mph. Head first pointing to the ground can increase your rate of falling to up to nearly 600 mph. Human reaction time or accuracy falling at these speeds would limit any ability to control your impact position in much of a meaningful way.
The terminal velocity of the average human body free falling with limbs splayed is above 120 mph. Bringing those limbs close to the body would increase falling speed up to around 200 mph. Head first pointing to the ground can increase your rate of falling to up to nearly 600 mph. Human reaction time or accuracy falling at these speeds would limit any ability to control your impact position in much of a meaningful way.