Monday, January 16, 2023

Fall: A Review

Have you ever wondered how fast you would be going when you hit the ground if you fell from a height of 2,000 feet?

I have.

It turns out that you would hit the ground at 244.6 mph. The thought makes my feet tingle.

But that would only be if you were falling through a vacuum. Thankfully, mother earth provides a cushion of air to break your fall. Thus, if you are in a belly to the earth position, you won't be able to go any faster than about 120 mph, improving your odds of survival from a 2,000 foot fall. Probably not by much, but it is what it is. If you assume a diving position, as to minimize resistance, you could reach as much as 150 to 180 mph, according to one source.

On the other hand, slowing yourself down, if you don't have a parachute, would be a bit more difficult. Flapping your arms probably wouldn't help, nor would a batman costume. If I found myself in such a situation, I would be looking around for a horizontal flagpole to grab on to, regardless of who owned it.

The Infamous Eiffel Tower Death Jump of 1912

Franz Reichelt was only going about 75 mph. when he hit the ground and look what happened to him.

Think about it the next time you stub your toe on some furniture.

So, I am about to watch the movie "Fall," before I complete my review. Before I do that, I just want to say that I think the idea of climbing a 2,000 ft. abandoned TV tower is just as dumb as jumping off the Eiffel Tower. For one thing, it's probably rusty.

I'm back.

Okay. This is the story.

Two mentally ill young women get it into their minds to climb a 2,000 ft high abandoned TV tower, in the middle of the desert. As I expected, it's a rickety, rusty old piece of junk. As they begin their climb, one of the rungs snaps off. That would have been enough of a hint for anyone with a modicum of common sense to abort the mission, but not these two.

They manage to make it all the way to the top, minus the light pole at the pinnacle, where they do a little jig and take some selfies on a small platform the size of a flying manhole cover. The next thing to happen is totally unpredictable. The rusty old ladder collapses, leaving them stranded on the manhole cover. Also unpredictable, are the feats of super-human strength both women demonstrate while seeking a way out of the problem they created for themselves.

One lady gets half-eaten by a buzzard, while the other lady eats one.

I won't reveal how it ends, other than to state that both of them die, or both live, or one dies, while the other lives.

The End

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