ELI5, When you see skateboarders ollie off of tall places(such as a small building), and successfully land on their board, they walk away without any injuries whatsoever, but if I were to jump off these places without a board, I would almost certainly break my legs. How is this possible.?

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Heres a clip of the tricks I’m talking about: [https://youtu.be/YZ1WtHigD54](https://youtu.be/YZ1WtHigD54)

In: Physics

Answer 1

Energy transfer and the continuance of inertia… you jump you create gravitational energy… no board that impact goes in to your limbs and body… trauma… you jump with a board or a bike or a snowboard (on snow) that energy is transferred in to the wheels etc… reducing friction…