– Would I survive if I jumped off a collapsing building right before it hit the ground?

Question

Curious as to what would happen if I perfectly time it. Would I be safe? Lets say the building is 4 stories high

In: Physics

Answer 1

Depends how fast the building is collapsing. Watching demolition videos is seems that it is often much slower than free fall. So you might have a change.

You jumping probably does not matter much in terms of velocity, although if you do have you feet on something heavy, you will be able to “jump” relative to the collapsing building. And it might just save you from being crushed between debris.