The impact is tremendous. The body goes from roughly 75 to 80 mph to nearly zero in a nanosecond. The physics of inertia being what they are, internal organs tend to keep going. The force of impact causes them to tear loose. Autopsy reports typically indicate that the jumpers have lacerated aortas, livers, spleens and hearts. Ribs are often broken, and the impact shoves them into the heart or lungs. Jumpers have broken sternums, clavicles, pelvises and necks. Skull fractures are common.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Golden Gate Bridge
I was doing some research on martyrdom for a project I am working. I came across this description of what happens when someone jumps off the Golden Gate Bridge. Google, you deliver answers but also provide some incredibly strange information.
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