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		eCa 8 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Mexican Navy ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridge lea... An unprepared 40 meter jump onto water? Even if you manage to miss the boat, water is like concrete from that height.

pmalynin 8 months ago [–]

My back of the envelope math says velocity of about 28 m/s — call it an even 100km/h. Yeah seems kinda tough.

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