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? asked in SportsOutdoor RecreationClimbing · 6 months ago

Falling from what height is death instantaneous?

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  • Anonymous
    6 months ago

    Usually around 14 feet and instant death.

  • 6 months ago

    There is no guarantee. A stewardess survived a fall of more than 30,000 ft when a bomb exploded on her plane. A boy climbing Mt Hood survived a 500 ft fall.

  • 6 months ago

    Lethal fall distance starts around 48 feet, according to the reference book Trauma Anesthesia. So around 4 stories

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