– 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

for simplicity lets say

4 stories = 40 ft

you can jump ~2ft

if you perfectly time your jump, ignoring specific calculations, you’ll hit the ground at a speed as if you had fallen from somewhere between 38-40 ft instead of exactly 40 ft

so still immensely painful