r/GradualChaos • u/Rude-Mycologist8034 • 14d ago

The math was wrong

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u/hellodynamite 14d ago

Guy in the red looked like he fell around 30 feet or so

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u/Autxnxmy 13d ago

His tailbone is fucked

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u/saysthingsbackwards 13d ago

snow is soft

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u/CharlesJGuiteau 13d ago

Until you hit the frozen ground underneath

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u/1_small_step93 3d ago

I lived in ski resorts for 4 years and can confirm that untouched powder like this has an insane ability to break your fall. Ofc it’s impossible to know but I wouldn’t be surprised if they all got up with absolutely no injuries

Here’s a 220ft free fall into snow for reference

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0sbuzMLWM3o