Would being suspended in water mitigate the impact of falling into water?

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I just saw a video of trout being dropped from an airplane to stock mountain lakes.

So I was thinking, if I was suspended in water (let’s say I was in the middle of a 4m di. water balloon), and I was dropped from an airplane (let’s say 50m above the water), would being suspended in water help ease the impact of hitting the water? Or would it be more like a water balloon hitting concrete?

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No, it will suck *way* more. Water will distribute the shock (more) evenly, to make sure that what was supposed to be broken legs, is also damaged neck and spine, months of headache, swollen fingers and so on. Even if your legs get a bit *less* broken. That’s why underwater explosions are more dangerous than ones on the land and why demolitionists use stuff like shaving cream to direct the blast.

Less direct trauma from fall, more overall horror.

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