How do skateboarders survive falls from such heights?

Question

I’m not talking about pipe. I mean stuff like this

I understand bailing. You roll out of a fall, that makes sense. I mean when you do land something like this, how is it that your body can take the impact? Is it dispersed through the momentum of the board?

In: Physics

Answer 1

They don’t. Right now he’s young and immortal. But there’s one scene where he completely loses the board and lands on his feet. So, why bother with the board? Just jump off 2nd story roofs for fun and thrills. He’ll break an ankle, knee or hip. Or, if a few years will need new… ankles, knees, and hips. And they last only 10 or so years. Good luck!