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

Adrenaline and the fact he’s pretty young and athletic helps too. Older skaters rarely jump down stuff this big. even the young skaters can’t hit stuff like this forever you notice his clothes change halfway through probably because he got too fatigued. Only a handful of good attempts before it sets in.