Episode 130 - Falling in Water
Hey. Y'know what really grinds my gears? The ridiculousness of characters falling into water on tv and movies.
Movie/TV laws of physics:
Fall from literally any height and land in deep water, at any angle, and be perfectly fine. Surface tension does not exist. Take no damage. Fall off a cliff, unconscious, plunge 2000 feet, land in water, wake up on the shore, happy as a clam.
Actual laws of physics:
Falling into water from higher than about 20 feet and landing wrong (i.e. ragdoll, belly flop) risks serious injury. Higher than about 30 feet can result in broken bones. Anything over 50 feet when landing wrong can be fatal. It's like landing on concrete. Falling into water from thousands of feet, like on tv, regardless of how you land--basically 100% fatal.
Tip for Hollywood: tv and movies are usually more interesting when consequences are realistic.
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