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[–] Starglasses@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I used to be an avid skier as a kid. I was at the top of a beautiful powder bowl. I started going down and near immediately hit a chunk of ice hiding under the powder and down down down I went. I tumbled from the top of the bowl until the ground got flat enough for me to slow down. I was the definition of rag-doll physics. People were picking up my equipment as they skied down.

Didn't get hurt somehow.

Now I shudder thinking of the damage skiing can cause. If I fell like that now, would I still bounce back up unhurt?

[–] dgriffith@aussie.zone 9 points 1 year ago

If I fell like that now, would I still bounce back up unhurt?

Generally no, simply because you are now heavier and taller and longer-limbed and as a result all the injury-causing forces are much larger.

I've seen kids try and do a backflip and land on their neck and get up laughing. If I tried that? I'd be fuckin' DEAD.

[–] CForsyth@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If you rag doll again you may be fine, people hurt themselves when they lockup falling. Try penguining next time.

[–] Axiochus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Oh, so that's what tux racer was about 🤔