– How do divers dive from like 170 some feet in the air and have zero damage, but if someone jumps off the Golden Gate Bridge, they are probably going to die.
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Fun fact-the majority of people who jump from The Golden Gate Bridge do not die from the impact with the water, they drown while in excruciating pain from all of the injuries sustained from hitting the water.
Many have survived and were rescued. Of those, most are paralyzed.
Usually people survive the initial fall. Unfortunately for those who jump from the Golden Gate Bridge are usually either carried out to sea because the water flow is from 4 to 7 knots (4 to 8 mph). The fastest swimmer in the world can only do 4 mph, so regular people cannot swim against the current.
The water is only about 49 to 56 degrees Fahrenheit meaning if you did hit the water at an angle and broke something; the cold water would put you into shock faster, reduce blood flow, breathing and heartbeat meaning you wouldn’t have enough adrenalin to get out of the water fast enough. And then die of hypothermia.
Professional divers on the other hand are diving into a relatively warmer body of water with no current and a number of medical personnel on scene. There are the Professional cliff and bridge high divers that do jump into non pool water, but usually they have a bubbler or a spray of water right where they dive to reduce the impact that standing water has.
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