Dodge Charge = Sports Car? Fail!
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Dodge Charge = Sports Car? Fail!
http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/01/sports-ca...e-jumpers-fall/
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Crazy that the guy actually lived though.
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In a city with so many skyscrapers, we can understand the allure of jumping off the top of one to end it all. It's faster than pills and cheaper than buying a gun. Unless you happen to land on somebody's parked sports car. And live.
And that's exactly what happened to New York resident Todd Magill, who jumped 40 floors to what probably should have been certain death, only to wind up with only a broken leg, collapsed lung and shattered ankle. Oh, and he freaking totaled Guy McCormack's 2008 red Dodge Charger (above). Well, technically it belonged to McCormack's wife. Hopefully he's not in trouble with the missus.
Magill jumped off the rooftop of the West End Towers on 52nd Street, where he lived a year ago (apparently security's a little lax), and reached a drop speed of 126 miles per hour before crashing McCormack's car. He's expected to make a full recovery. Aside from the embarrassment, that is. That's probably going to stick around for a while.
And that's exactly what happened to New York resident Todd Magill, who jumped 40 floors to what probably should have been certain death, only to wind up with only a broken leg, collapsed lung and shattered ankle. Oh, and he freaking totaled Guy McCormack's 2008 red Dodge Charger (above). Well, technically it belonged to McCormack's wife. Hopefully he's not in trouble with the missus.
Magill jumped off the rooftop of the West End Towers on 52nd Street, where he lived a year ago (apparently security's a little lax), and reached a drop speed of 126 miles per hour before crashing McCormack's car. He's expected to make a full recovery. Aside from the embarrassment, that is. That's probably going to stick around for a while.
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Crazy that the guy actually lived though.
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Yeah, definitely not a sports car - other than it being red, how is this any more sporty than my parents V8 town car!
Normal fatality height is a 30ft fall. Over 20ft, and you typically will have a broken bone. How he could fall 400ft and live - that's absurd.
And their calculation is wrong too; the max he could have reached is 110mph, and that's ignoring any sort of wind resistance. Also, terminal velocity (in a normal freefall, not if you're tucked in tight) is only about 120mph.
Normal fatality height is a 30ft fall. Over 20ft, and you typically will have a broken bone. How he could fall 400ft and live - that's absurd.
And their calculation is wrong too; the max he could have reached is 110mph, and that's ignoring any sort of wind resistance. Also, terminal velocity (in a normal freefall, not if you're tucked in tight) is only about 120mph.