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mgvertigo101 t1_ja7yy8s wrote

Reply to comment by hymen_destroyer in TIL about Vesna Vulović, the Guinness world record holder for surviving the highest fall without a parachute: 10,160 m (33,330 ft; 6.31 mi) by Cannabisseur78

Shouldn’t the chance of survival go way down at cruising altitude levels due to hypothermia, hypoxia, etc

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CameronMH t1_ja828wj wrote

But you won't die of hypoxia or hypothermia while falling as skydivers don't jump from cruising altitude, and even if you did you wouldn't be there for long enough to pass out, you cover about 10000 feet per minute at terminal velocity and cruising altitude for a plane is roughly 35000 feet

Within 60 seconds you would be at a low enough altitude to breathe just fine and 2-3 minutes later you will be on the ground

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