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If Your Friends Told You To Jump Off A Bridge Would You Do That Too?

Nate505

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Apparently if you're this kid you would:

https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_golden_gate_jumper_lives

SAN FRANCISCO – A California high school student visiting the Golden Gate Bridge on a Thursday morning field trip climbed over a railing, jumped — possibly on a dare by fellow classmates — and somehow survived the 220-foot plunge into San Francisco Bay that kills dozens of people each year.

Most jumpers die a grisly death, with massive internal injuries, broken bones and skull fractures. Some die from internal bleeding, while others drown.

But the 17-year-old lived, and a statement from his school said he suffered no severe injuries beyond bruising and tenderness. He was rescued by a surfer who paddled over and took him ashore, California Highway Patrol Officer Chris Rardin said.

"It's a miracle in itself," Rardin said. "The majority of folks do not survive this type of fall."

Windsor Unified School District Superintendent Bill McDermott said he didn't think the teen was trying to commit suicide, but instead jumped after other students from Windsor High School in Sonoma County urged him on. Students saw the teen go over the railing.

Anyone who has walked across the Golden Gate (or heck, any decent size suspension bridge) can just look down at the water and see that jumping is an absolute insane idea. I really hope it was a suicide attempt, just because honestly I think that would be the saner choice than jumping 200+ feet into a choppy cold *** ocean.
 
Nate505 said:
Apparently if you're this kid you would:

https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_golden_gate_jumper_lives

SAN FRANCISCO – A California high school student visiting the Golden Gate Bridge on a Thursday morning field trip climbed over a railing, jumped — possibly on a dare by fellow classmates — and somehow survived the 220-foot plunge into San Francisco Bay that kills dozens of people each year.

Most jumpers die a grisly death, with massive internal injuries, broken bones and skull fractures. Some die from internal bleeding, while others drown.

But the 17-year-old lived, and a statement from his school said he suffered no severe injuries beyond bruising and tenderness. He was rescued by a surfer who paddled over and took him ashore, California Highway Patrol Officer Chris Rardin said.

"It's a miracle in itself," Rardin said. "The majority of folks do not survive this type of fall."

Windsor Unified School District Superintendent Bill McDermott said he didn't think the teen was trying to commit suicide, but instead jumped after other students from Windsor High School in Sonoma County urged him on. Students saw the teen go over the railing.

Anyone who has walked across the Golden Gate (or heck, any decent size suspension bridge) can just look down at the water and see that jumping is an absolute insane idea. I really hope it was a suicide attempt, just because honestly I think that would be the saner choice than jumping 200+ feet into a choppy cold *** ocean.
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kids do stuff like that sometimes.

This made me think about those divers down in Mexico, Acapulco or where-ever, who do those cliff-diving stunts. . . . and about that really stupid jump in the movie about Butch Cassidy. . . . what was it, I can't remember the name of the movie. Part of it was shot up in Kolob above Zions with a scene where he jumped a couple hundred feet into a the river below. . . . the river is only about one foot deep. And no, the bottom isn't sand. It's one-foot thick boulders. Maybe that explains why Robert Redford is brain dead.
 
My dad, my brother and I, and some of my dad's buddies went up to some bridge where NY/PA/NJ (I think) all meet when I was a very little kid, around five I'd guess. I think the name of the bridge is the Skinner's Fall bridge. Anyway, they all jumped off. I've seen photos of it since and would guess that was over 100 feet high. Crazy.

Edit: I just looked at that bridge up and it doesn't look familiar to me, though that is/was the name of it.
 
KrazeeEyezKilla said:
My dad, my brother and I, and some of my dad's buddies went up to some bridge where NY/PA/NJ (I think) all meet when I was a very little kid, around five I'd guess. I think the name of the bridge is the Skinner's Fall bridge. Anyway, they all jumped off. I've seen photos of it since and would guess that was over 100 feet high. Crazy.

Edit: I just looked at that bridge up and it doesn't look familiar to me, though that is/was the name of it.
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Still, a very cool story, broh.
 
KrazeeEyezKilla said:
My dad, my brother and I, and some of my dad's buddies went up to some bridge where NY/PA/NJ (I think) all meet when I was a very little kid, around five I'd guess. I think the name of the bridge is the Skinner's Fall bridge. Anyway, they all jumped off. I've seen photos of it since and would guess that was over 100 feet high. Crazy.

Edit: I just looked at that bridge up and it doesn't look familiar to me, though that is/was the name of it.
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That is a cool story. 100 feet is pretty common for extreme cliff-diving. I still think it is insane, but I am not much for heights, although I have bungee-jumped in the past. I will admit it was a rush, but also made me sick afterwards for about 2 days.

I have been to the GGB many times, and at the center the wind and fog and cold there most of the year is intimidating enough. I simply have a hard time seeing anyone willingly climbing over the railing and jumping. One year my daughter, who was about 5 at the time, put her head between the rails and we couldn't get it back out again. I was seriously considering having her go the rest of the way through to get her back over the railing even though I couldn't reach her very well. Luckily my 15 year old son figured out how to twist her head to get her to come back through. Just for that brief few moments is was terrifying. I cannot imagine actually jumping. One would either have to be at a place of overwhelming despair or simply be insane or stupid.

Having had a 17 year old son and soon to be 17 year old daughter I am pretty sure the kid was just monumentally stupid, at least for the time it took to jump. Kids have those moments if hyper-asininity. The challenge is getting them to survive until their brains actually work correctly.
 
I had a friend MD at the U describing how a cliff diver was looking like in the ER after landing wrong in the water. Pelvis shuttered, ********* and ***** - looking like mashed potatoes, half colon removed. Barely survived. This guy must have entered the water in the most optimal position possible. Lucky *******. If I were his buddies, I'd double dare him to do it again.
 
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