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BridgeTheGap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-01-10 11:44 AM Original message |
NYC man plunges 40 stories, lands on car, survives |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-01-10 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
1. holy smoke! |
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BridgeTheGap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-01-10 12:38 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. They're not sure why (or if) he jumped. I guess if it was a suicide attempt, no note |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-01-10 09:03 PM Response to Reply #2 |
9. we were talking about movie cliche's how people who fall from a building |
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BridgeTheGap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-03-10 08:40 AM Response to Reply #9 |
34. I guess the effect is better than the splatter that happens on pavement. Not sure I've ever seen a |
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Sweet Charming Dem (207 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-03-10 10:21 AM Response to Reply #34 |
35. The Departed recreates that pretty well. |
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BridgeTheGap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-03-10 11:28 AM Response to Reply #35 |
36. I'm going to have to watch it again now as I don't remember that scene. It was a damn good flick! n |
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Sweet Charming Dem (207 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-03-10 05:57 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Yeah, it's a great movie |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-01-10 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
3. Is he a cat? |
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Fleshdancer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-01-10 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
4. wow. I don't think I would want to survive that. |
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BridgeTheGap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-01-10 01:36 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. If he jumped from 40 stories, he wasn't looking to survive. n.t |
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PBS Poll-435 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-01-10 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
5. I was going to go with Plymouth Breeze, but... |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-01-10 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
7. Man Survives 40-Story Plunge From High-Rise Building |
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rurallib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-01-10 09:21 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. had to be the beads. |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-01-10 09:38 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Yeah, that's a sorta strange belief. On the other hand, I also found it strange |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-02-10 01:51 AM Response to Reply #7 |
16. Maybe he was just too mean to die? |
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Glassunion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-01-10 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
8. NYC man plunges 40 stories, lands on car, survives... Ta Dah! |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-01-10 09:22 PM Response to Original message |
11. I saw the remains of a 9-story jump. |
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Archae (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-01-10 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
13. Don't they hit terminal velocity on the way down? |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-02-10 10:06 AM Response to Reply #13 |
21. Takes around 10 seconds to reach terminal velocity |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-02-10 12:37 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Technically it takes thousands of feet to reach terminal velocity. |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-02-10 06:57 PM Response to Reply #23 |
30. That sounds about right |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-02-10 07:06 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Grr, don't remind me. |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-02-10 08:56 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. It's a good one |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-01-10 09:53 PM Response to Original message |
14. This has been happening alot lately. |
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txwhitedove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-01-10 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
15. Reminds me of a late 1970's fiction novel about a man who mysteriously |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-02-10 05:00 AM Response to Original message |
17. How did he go through the windshield and end up in the backseat area? |
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whistler162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-02-10 08:24 AM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Probably came in at enough of a angle that hitting |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-02-10 01:51 PM Response to Reply #19 |
25. Makes sense. |
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whistler162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-02-10 08:22 AM Response to Original message |
18. NYC cites car owner for being illegally parked.... |
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cwydro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-02-10 08:53 AM Response to Original message |
20. And the owner of the car is royally pissed. |
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Tuesday Afternoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-02-10 11:44 AM Response to Reply #20 |
22. aren't they though. She was glad she hadn't gotten the brakes fixed. |
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cwydro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-02-10 05:33 PM Response to Reply #22 |
29. Lol. |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-02-10 03:22 PM Response to Reply #20 |
27. I heard this on The Today Show. |
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cwydro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-02-10 04:49 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. I did too. |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-02-10 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
24. It's like that Seinfeld episode, except the guy survived. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-02-10 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
26. In other good news: Dodge Charger dead after man lands on it. |
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zanana1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-02-10 11:50 PM Response to Original message |
33. Talk about a bad day... |
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