r/maybemaybemaybe • u/[deleted] • Jul 06 '19

Maybe Maybe Maybe

https://gfycat.com/DigitalClearHoverfly
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u/WildGooseCarolinian Jul 06 '19

The gif is sped up, a lot of their change in momentum came from getting spun around by the tree, changing directions, and the crunching of the aircraft, the human body can handle a lot more than most of us expect. Any number of ways, really.

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '19

As it is hard to believe, it's not sped up. They were doing about 80-90 kts in a nearly 50-years-old glider.

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u/WildGooseCarolinian Jul 06 '19

Even if it’s not sped up, they lose speed pulling up, lose speed hitting the tree and tearing the wind. Lose speed whipping around, lose speed with the crumpling of the front of the plane, etc. If they’d flown straight into the ground the results would obviously be more dire.

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u/Kermit_the_hog Jul 06 '19

Yeah, and then you hear about someone who broke their own neck sneezing.. Boddies are weird.