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

Question

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?

In: Physics

Answer 1

4m of water isn’t much. The water balloon will deform the water you drop it into, and maybe reduce the acceleration. But slowing it from 0m to 2m after a fall of 50m isn’t much. A 10m balloon would weigh enough that it makes a better dent in the water you drop it into.