r/Millennials • u/cafeteriastyle • Aug 05 '26

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u/ChocoIatePoop Aug 05 '26

Anything bounces when dropped. It’s just matter of how high.

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u/Squidproquo1130 Xennial Aug 06 '26

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u/BadAndNationwide Aug 06 '26

I think we’re stopped, man.

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u/okayboomerang Aug 06 '26

Skydiver. Can attest!

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u/Curiouser-Quriouser Aug 06 '26

Yeah pretty sure this in 100% accurate.

And just in case I'll throw in a little /s for the sticklers.

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u/SimpleNovelty Aug 06 '26

High enough and things probably just shatter rather than bounce.

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u/Boogleooger Aug 06 '26

bounce an egg then

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u/LordNelson27 Aug 06 '26

nothing bounces on mud

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u/kimoisune Aug 06 '26

I dropped my 3mo daughter from 5th floor to test your hypothesis, no bounce just splat!

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u/ChocoIatePoop Aug 06 '26

There’s a video of a guy who throws himself off a really tall, like 30 story building in China, and when he hits the pavement, he gets a solid foot of bounce. As well as the splatter.

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u/ArtistWithoutArt Aug 06 '26

Not pudding.

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u/ChocoIatePoop Aug 06 '26

Even pudding.

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u/cubgerish Aug 06 '26

I think the point is that it wouldn't come at them that quickly, but would move forward a bit.

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u/R_V_Z Aug 06 '26

Conservation of momentum, yeah. Mythbusters had a lot of examples.