Brad stared through the dirty soot-smeared window on the 22nd floor of the office tower. Overcome with depression he slid the window open and jumped through it. It was a sheer drop outside the building to the ground. Miraculously after he landed he was completely unhurt. Since there was nothing to cushion his fall or slow his descent, how could he have survived the fall?

He landed at ground level? Ie. after falling 22 stories?

He landed at ground level? Ie. after falling 22 stories?

Since there was nothing to cushion his fall or slow his descent, how could he have survived the fall? Wouldn't water cushion a fall????

Edited August 13, 201015 yr by needimprovement

Brad opened the window, jumped into the building, and landed on the floor of the 22nd floor. Brad is a window washer.

Brad opened the window, jumped into the building, and landed on the floor of the 22nd floor. Brad is a window washer.

Did you mean he opened the window and jumped inside?

I never said anything about water. I am asking if he actually fell 22 stories, which, if D H is correct, he didn't. Also, due to surface tension, jumping into water from 22 stories would be like landing on concrete (assuming he's not a world-class cliff diver, and even then), so actually no, it wouldn't cushion his fall.