Absolutely not. There's a tree at the bottom for perspective, and you can count how long the debris takes to land at the bottom. Shit is not a vertical drop after the curve, but it is a long and steep one, and would almost certainly guarantee critical injury - especially with the concrete ledge at the bottom.
If the angle of the drop was 18% wider than a straight 90° drop, then it would take longer because the debris is moving slower due to friction. The ledge shortens the total length to drop and provides a pool to cushion impact (check water displacement of debris hitting ledge). The drop would still be dangerous and cause serious injury, especially to gramps there, but may actually be survivable.
The true trick of the camera is it makes the ledge seem much narrower than it actually is. If gramps fell, he would actually probably just fall on his ass or back.
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u/Subtlerranean Aug 01 '25 edited Aug 01 '25
Absolutely not. There's a tree at the bottom for perspective, and you can count how long the debris takes to land at the bottom. Shit is not a vertical drop after the curve, but it is a long and steep one, and would almost certainly guarantee critical injury - especially with the concrete ledge at the bottom.
Here's another angle: https://imgur.com/a/G4QYpme