• Serbian stewardess who survived longest freefall from c without parachute has died
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[img]http://i2.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article9510665.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/Vesna-Vulovic-Paul-McCartney-380x260.jpg[/img] [url]http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/miracle-air-stewardess-who-survived-9510534[/url] [quote]Vesna Vulovic, a Serbian air stewardess who miraculously survived a plunge from 33,000ft after her plane exploded in mid-air in 1972, has died aged 66.[/quote] Fucked the title up a bit.
I've always loved this story. Such an amazingly unlikely survival. Rest in piece.
A free fall from light speed is definitely impressive. RIP
I can't believe she's been free falling for 44 years.
What did she land on that she survived?
[QUOTE=chipsnapper2;51578446]What did she land on that she survived?[/QUOTE] A possible explanation is given in the article, why don't you give reading it a shot?
[QUOTE=chipsnapper2;51578446]What did she land on that she survived?[/QUOTE] Mythbusters did a segment on this and its suspected that the part of the plane basically landed on the roof which absorbed most of the energy
I can't even imagine how terrifying that would be. Having time to decide how you are going to land while knowing that you almost certainly won't survive.
[QUOTE=Tetsmega;51578424]I can't believe she's been free falling for 44 years.[/QUOTE] She fell throughout kebab removal.
[QUOTE=Biotoxsin;51578623]I can't even imagine how terrifying that would be. Having time to decide how you are going to land while knowing that you almost certainly won't survive.[/QUOTE] Ive done skydiving. The feel of a free fall is not what you would expect. It is the most calm sensation one could ever have. It wasn't the terror I thought I would expereince
[QUOTE=Guriosity;51580266]Ive done skydiving. The feel of a free fall is not what you would expect. It is the most calm sensation one could ever have. It wasn't the terror I thought I would expereince[/QUOTE] The parachute might've helped with that a little bit though I think.
[QUOTE=Rebi;51580303]The parachute might've helped with that a little bit though I think.[/QUOTE] No. When it deploys, it's a bitch on the thighs and crotch. When free falling, there is no terror. The mind calms down so panicking doesn't happen. Now if inside something that is falling or bungie jumping that when things get scary.
[QUOTE=Guriosity;51580331]No. When it deploys, it's a bitch on the thighs and crotch. When free falling, there is no terror. The mind calms down so panicking doesn't happen. Now if inside something that is falling or bungie jumping that when things get scary.[/QUOTE] You knew you had a parachute...
[QUOTE=DogGunn;51580358]You knew you had a parachute...[/QUOTE] Try bungie jumping sometime. You know you got a cord attached to ya. Still doesn't prevent a total panic over ride occuring In such situations the more primal parts take over. A person will react despite knowing something there for back up
Try jumping without any device attached to you. Then tell me the panic is the same (if you're even conscious for it).
[QUOTE=DogGunn;51580492]Try jumping without any device attached to you. Then tell me the panic is the same (if you're even conscious for it).[/QUOTE] That's not quite what Guriosity is saying. I think the point is that being absurdly high up removes points of reference and is a different physiological phenomena, regardless of how stressed you are. I've been rock climbing for about 6 years and it's still hard to get through the fear of falling, even though the bolts can hold submarines.
[QUOTE=DoctorSalt;51580587]That's not quite what Guriosity is saying. I think the point is that being absurdly high up removes points of reference and is a different physiological phenomena, regardless of how stressed you are. I've been rock climbing for about 6 years and it's still hard to get through the fear of falling, even though the bolts can hold submarines.[/QUOTE] Guri's anecdote is irrelevant because it's not from the perspective of a flight hostess whose plane exploded and dropped her into free fall with the impending threat of unavoidable death approaching for several minutes
[QUOTE=Guriosity;51580266]Ive done skydiving. The feel of a free fall is not what you would expect. It is the most calm sensation one could ever have. It wasn't the terror I thought I would expereince[/QUOTE] Isn't it neck breaking SPEEEEED?
[QUOTE=dai;51580744]Guri's anecdote is irrelevant because it's not from the perspective of a flight hostess whose plane exploded and dropped her into free fall with the impending threat of unavoidable death approaching for several minutes[/QUOTE] While it's not completely relevant I think saying he has no understanding of it is a bit rash Like, his understanding of it is better than the average person commenting on similar tragedies Edit: If you are going to dismiss anyone's anecdote, opinion or point just because it doesnt meet the scenario being commented on then you are basically saying "if you weren't personally there don't talk about it" which is dumb imo
So it was probably a combination of snow and pine tree branches that slowed the impact enough for her to survive. There was a similar case where an airman opted to leap from his Lancaster without a parachute rather than burn to death but ended up surviving with only a sprained leg. [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Alkemade[/URL] also [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Chisov[/URL] [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Magee[/URL]
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