Firstly: MAN that looks like fun. Secondly: I can see how that would be utterly terrifying for someone if they were not expecting that kind of air... that was huge... and having that much time to be spinning around up there would be pretty scary. I feel sorry for her.
very very possible to stop walking forever after a fall like that. remember it's the same as if she fell out of a (30/40/50) feet window. When she hits, she is going at almost the same speed as she was launched (which was fast). But intuitively it seems "safer" because she started on the ground.
Water is very dense and doesn't move out of the way when you hit it, so at that speed it's more like hitting concrete than water.
who lets their child on this shit without testing it and knowing a tiny bit about the laws of physics?
It's really just a matter of physics to see how far she fell. When she hits her apex, count the amount of time it takes for her to hit water. Mutiply that by the speed of gravity and presto chango, you got the magic number.
It's hard to get exactly when she hit the max hight as the angle of the cammara isn't the best for that kinda thing...but I get a little over a second and a half give or take. That puts the apex at well over 32 feet...which would scare me so I can't imagine how scary it was for her...that being said, she didn't lose any limbs or drown, so I still think laughing is ok...I know if that were me and my family around the ol watering whole and that happen there would be laughter and stuff aplunty.
A lot of times, kids take emotinal queing from the people around them, so sometimes, laughing at potentinally scary things can lighten the mood even for them, not always though, but thats just my 2 cents.
I grew up in the contry. City folk sure do get in a fuss about any and everything when it comes to kidos. We once chased a bull that got out from our neighboors farm in our VW bus...good times good times.
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Secondly: I can see how that would be utterly terrifying for someone if they were not expecting that kind of air... that was huge... and having that much time to be spinning around up there would be pretty scary. I feel sorry for her.
It just goes to show you: One person's childhood trauma, 100 million people's entertainment.
In your case it goes: The birth of one person, 100 million people's shame and dismay.
She's easily 10 times her height into the air, 50 feet.
Landing on your back from 50 feet can cause major injury, I hope she's ok.
and wtf is up with KP and RS? It's getting old, whatever it is.
Water is very dense and doesn't move out of the way when you hit it, so at that speed it's more like hitting concrete than water.
who lets their child on this shit without testing it and knowing a tiny bit about the laws of physics?
*wtf
It's hard to get exactly when she hit the max hight as the angle of the cammara isn't the best for that kinda thing...but I get a little over a second and a half give or take. That puts the apex at well over 32 feet...which would scare me so I can't imagine how scary it was for her...that being said, she didn't lose any limbs or drown, so I still think laughing is ok...I know if that were me and my family around the ol watering whole and that happen there would be laughter and stuff aplunty.
A lot of times, kids take emotinal queing from the people around them, so sometimes, laughing at potentinally scary things can lighten the mood even for them, not always though, but thats just my 2 cents.
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Also, my sister nearly drowned when the thing deflated with her on it. It collapsed around her and pulled her under.
Yeeesshh..