eli5 how does jumping before an elevator hits the ground not save your life?
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it doesn’t change the momentum you’ve spent the last few seconds building up. Think of it like “what effect does a short low energy event (jump) have on longer term high energy event(seconds of unrestricted acceleration
What if you just bent your knees and braces yourself with your back to the wall of the elevator?
Okay to add onto this, what if you grabbed the ceiling of the elevator and just held yourself up, dangling off the ground. Obviously it’d still cause injury to your hands and the impact would make you fall, but I feel like it would stop you from dying?
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