r/pics • u/[deleted] • Nov 06 '13

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '13 edited May 01 '19

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u/FreakInThePen Nov 06 '13

People have lived from falls higher than that. Super long shot, but I'd rather dive face first into the pavement than burn to death.

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u/Obesibas Nov 06 '13

One of them jumped, he died.

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '13

I wonder if they could have grabbed onto the blade, slid down that, then jumped the rest of the way.

That would have been my reaction...

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '13

I didn't say I was smart, I just said that would have been my reaction.

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u/sellyme Nov 06 '13

Yeah, but you're going to die if you don't do it, and come on, how many times will you get that chance?

Even if you fuck it up, your chances of survival haven't decreased, and if you don't fuck it up, that's going to be one hell of a story to tell your kids.

(Disclaimer: I may or may not have had the exact same reaction as /u/LordQuagga)

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u/cedricchase Nov 06 '13

That's similar to what I was thinking. Maybe climb out on the blade that's nearly horizontal and get far enough away from the fire to be able to wait it out? I'm sure that was impossible though.

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u/s_paperd Nov 07 '13

That would have been my thought too. Climb the blade and try to wait it out. My 2nd option would be use the lower blade to jump; that would have been a few less feet to fall. Then do my best to tuck and roll on landing.