Thread: Crushed by water

yes.

no

yes

ok. i will avoid that situation

no

yes- it works out to be about 2000 lbs in weight.

does anyone know? i really don't think it would. people have survived falls from planes by landing in small bodies of water... if the hypothetical block of water has alligators though

Originally Posted by Bakerboy

yes- it works out to be about 2000 lbs in weight.

20,000

i think it'd have to be in a solid or semi solid state to do any damage. i don't see how it dropping onto you is worse force than a high diver...

Maybe you quickly dive in the water and it spreads everywhere so you are safe but have you ever been under a waterfall? It is strong.

you can stand in a waterfall...

Originally Posted by Little Wing

i think it'd have to be in a solid or semi solid state to do any damage. i don't see how it dropping onto you is worse force than a high diver...

Yes, but divers cut in with their hands, they don't go head first.

Originally Posted by Vieope

Maybe you quickly dive in the water and it spreads everywhere so you are safe but have you ever been under a waterfall? It is strong.

not a very big one but it was really high

Originally Posted by Little Wing

you can stand in a waterfall...

you can?

I would love to see someone stand underneath Niagra Falls and not get their neck broken.

Originally Posted by Bakerboy

Yes, but divers cut in with their hands, they don't go head first.

only people with pointy heads should try this then.

Originally Posted by P-funk

you can?

I would love to see someone stand underneath Niagra Falls and not get their neck broken.

100,000 cubic feet of water pours over the Niagra Falls every second.
*crack*

Originally Posted by Little Wing

100,000 cubic feet of water pours over the Niagra Falls every second.
*crack*

Originally Posted by P-funk

you can?

I would love to see someone stand underneath Niagra Falls and not get their neck broken.

But the water in niagara falls is very fast because it falls from too high, if it is a few feet over your head, is it that strong?

Originally Posted by Vieope

But the water in niagara falls is very fast because it falls from too high, if it is a few feet over your head, is it that strong?

don't know. But 10 tons is awefuly a lot of water for gravity to react upon. Even if it were starting from 2 feet above your head.

Originally Posted by Little Wing

i think it'd have to be in a solid or semi solid state to do any damage. i don't see how it dropping onto you is worse force than a high diver...

The force is greater then a high diver because force is mass * acceleration , thus the force is higher.

The force would be about 89-90 Kilonewtons which is much greater then getting hit in the head with a bat, so I'd say no.

Sounds like David blaine's next stunt... email him the idea- it beats trying it yourself.

Originally Posted by Bakerboy

Sounds like David blaine's next stunt... email him the idea- it beats trying it yourself.

No, this one is to easy for Blaine.

His stunts are more along the lines of......"watch me stand on one leg and not eat food for 25 days, while i shit and piss myself."

Originally Posted by bigss75

The force is greater then a high diver because force is mass * acceleration , thus the force is higher.

The force would be about 89-90 Kilonewtons which is much greater then getting hit in the head with a bat, so I'd say no.

i need that drink now.

I'd say that if it could be held over the person then dropped on them it would retain it's shape after it landed so the person would likely drown? Because basically to be in that state it would have to mean that it is like our atmosphere so the person in this kind of physical environment where water could be suspended would have to be able to fly since swimming wouldn't be an option....

Originally Posted by bigss75

The force is greater then a high diver because force is mass * acceleration , thus the force is higher.

The force would be about 89-90 Kilonewtons which is much greater then getting hit in the head with a bat, so I'd say no.

But it is a liquid. The molecules go around you that is why you can enter it. If you agree that it would crush you then you need to agree that 20 tons of a gas like hydrogen or oxygen can kill you too if it falls over you.

Someone must know the answer to this... now I'm curious.

Originally Posted by Vieope

But it is a liquid. The molecules go around you that is why you can enter it. If you agree that it would crush you then you need to agree that 20 tons of a gas like hydrogen or oxygen can kill you too if it falls over you.

Thats not true, solids and liquids have fixed volumes where as gas does not. While liquids don't keep their shape when hitting you you are still experiencing its force. Its gravitational potential energy turns into kinetic crushing you.