eli5 how does jumping before an elevator hits the ground not save your life?
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Everyone is talking about speed. Speed is what kills you. Everything falls at the same rate.
A fatal fall would be about 30 feet. Everything that falls 30 feet ends up at the same speed.
You can jump up, at best, 4 feet. Everything that falls 4 feet ends up at the same, non-fatal speed.
So, at best, if you jump up at the last moment, you can reduce the speed from that of a 30 foot fall to a 26 foot fall. That’s not enough tp make a difference. 26 feet is still fatal.
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