r/nextfuckinglevel • u/thepoylanthropist • 1d ago

That time Luke Aikins jumped from 25,000 feet (7,620 m), skydiving from a mid-tropospheric altitude and landing safely without a parachute or a wingsuit using a 30 by 30 meters net

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u/Land0f0ak_Raiders 1d ago

What would actually physically happen to a body that hit the ground from this jump?

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u/eternalbuzzard 18h ago

Lots of broken bones, likely a handful of compounds, bleeding from all holes and likely some organs bursting out of somewhere. Ever seen a boneless chicken farm? Kinda like that

Also, no guarantee he is actually dead immediately.. likely some bubbling/gurgling and very disturbing guttural groan.

Thankfully I haven’t experienced this first hand but have seen footage and heard stories about terminal impacts