Jumping onto frozen river?

[lemmeeleev]

Ok, I haven't seen anything on this yet and I tried searching first of course. How would jumping off a bridge that the water is frozen below impact the fall? Would it be like falling onto concrete? I've considered this method, but the only tallest place to jump from is this one bridge that I don't think would be tall enough.

 

[nitrogen]

I suppose it depends on the thickness of the ice. If the ice is thick enough, it should be like falling onto concrete. Looks like the ego would take a bigger hit than the body with a failed attempt though.

 

[Lostandfound7]

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I suppose it depends on the thickness of the ice. If the ice is thick enough, it should be like falling onto concrete. Looks like the ego would take a bigger hit than the body with a failed attempt though.

Well, if sliding is ur goal, it will work..

 

[Backwood_tilt]

Seriously though, ice fishers do it so i'm sure you can too.

 

[BridgeJumper]

Hello, are you me?
Because Im totally doing that once water under my bridge of choice freezes over.
Ive watched photos of some dead guy that had to be cut off from the ice last year

 

[Thereisnothing]

Ice can be very sharp, so if you cracked through the frozen ice and went under, the shards could impale and be very messy and distraught way to go, I would think.

 

[TAW122]

I don't really think this would be a good method in terms of reliability. If the height of the bridge (or whatever platform you are jumping from) isn't high enough, you'll likely survive and possibly have broken bones and what not (assuming the ice didn't break), and even if you did somehow literally break the ice then you'll die of drowning and hypothermia (most likely drowning first unless saved), which the former is not pleasant. This wouldn't be my method of choice as if I wanted to go, I'd want it quick and painless or slow and painless, comfortably.

@Thereisnothing is correct about it and I wouldn't like to go in that manner, especially if I am conscious and aware of dying and pain.

 

[voyager]

If the ice breaks it might somewhat "soften" the fall unlike concrete, but really one will probably suffer internal injuries either way. The chest can collapse due to the sudden impact. I saw a video a few months ago about a guy who jumped from a bridge drunk. It wasn't really that high. He crashed halfway through the ice and became unresponsive. His friends, who were drunk too, eventually made their way under the bridge. By then there was blood on the ice. Don't know what became of him, nor can I find the video anymore. So, it's definitely a way of getting oneself hurt, possibly killed, but ultimately not a nice way to go since one will feel the crunch of death if you will.

 

[Ghost2211]

This sounds risky. It's questionable if it will work, and it may cause bodily harm. Also, I still remember belly flopping on the ice one time when I was ice-skating as a kid it does not feel good.

 

[OrangeLounge]

This article always comes to mind when people talk about jumping.

Suicide by bridge is gruesome, and death is almost certain. People have survived the fall, but not many. You might survive if you hit the water feet first and come in at a slight angle.
The impact is tremendous. The body goes from roughly 75 to 80 mph to nearly zero in a nanosecond. The physics of inertia being what they are, internal organs tend to keep going. The force of impact causes them to tear loose. Autopsy reports typically indicate that the jumpers have lacerated aortas, livers, spleens and hearts. Ribs are often broken, and the impact shoves them into the heart or lungs. Jumpers have broken sternums, clavicles, pelvises and necks. Skull fractures are common.
Which means you die one of two ways, or a combination of both. One, you hit the water and the impact kills you. Sometimes the jumper is knocked unconscious. Other times, the jumper survives for a time. The person can be seen flailing about in the water, trying to stay afloat, only to succumb to the extensive internal bleeding. Death can take seconds or minutes. Two, you drown. You hit the water going fast, and your body plunges in deep. Conscious or otherwise, you breathe in saltwater and asphyxiate.
You can usually tell which bridge jumpers drowned: Frothy mucus bubbles from the nose.

Now, you aren't jumping into a body of water... maybe technically, but still. You won't have the drowning, most likely, but you'll still have what the first paragraph describes. I wouldn't risk it if you're looking for something to end it all fast.

 

[departing]

This seems like a recipe for problems. What if the ice breaks? What if a jagged piece intrudes but doesn't kill you? What if you survive for many moments until hypothermia kicks in? I'd honestly look into other less painful methods. This site is full of them. You could hang yourself from a doorknob.

 

[lemmeeleev]

I don't plan on going with this method, I was just thinking about it and figured I'd ask anyways btw. I do plan on hanging when I finally get to die.

 

[faust]

I think it should be more than 100ft high to be lethal.
Otherwise you may have some severe injuries

 

[ElMow]

This sounds like a great way to end up in the hospital, in critical condition but alive. Please think about it.