We aren’t really as soft of cushions as we think we are, but how does catching someone reduce the chance of them getting hurt drastically or they were to fall from the same height?
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G force is what kills. When you fall and land on a hard surface, you descelerate very very quickly. From what ever speed you were going to stop. At a small distance that might be just a few Gs of force. As you get higher, that number gets higher. Eventually, the g force you would experience would be too high for you to survive. Hundreds of Gs, even thousands.
To prevent this, you just need to spread that force out over a longer period of time. the longer time you take to slow down, the less force you feel.
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