We’ve all at some point jumped into the water from a pier, a trampoline or even a diving tower. There are also those who take it to the next level and jump and dive from bridges and high cliffs.
But how high a height can you jump from without injuring yourself?
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Jumped from a 58.8 meter high cliff
The person who holds the world record for jumping from a great height is Lazaro Schaller from Brazil. He jumped from a 58.8 meter high cliff in Switzerland in 2015. But he didn’t do it without pain. He suffered injuries to both his hip and leg because of the jump.
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Researchers have investigated the issue
People have long tried to figure out what height is the maximum height to jump from, without injuring themselves. Physicists at Cornell University in New York have researched substances and calculated what the maximum height is, which also Illustrated Science rewritten.
They performed several experiments and started from three different diving positions. The first with the arms above the head, the second with the arms along the sides and in the third position the feet hit the surface of the water first.
The tests showed that what determined the height was how well you landed in the water, write Freeride.
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That’s how high a height you can jump from without getting hurt
If you jumped with your arms along the sides and your head hit the surface of the water first, you could get too much physical strain even from a height of eight meters.
If you jumped and dived in a traditional way with your arms first, according to the survey, you could dive from a height of 12 meters without significantly injuring yourself.
If the feet hit the surface of the water first, you could jump from a height of up to 15 meters before injuring yourself.
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