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Mon Jul 02, 2012 6:44 pm

this is what i do when its hott out and water is nice

the jump doesnt look very high but it is at least 50-55 feet, and yes the steps are at a slant making the jump alot harder



tell me what you think!



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Mon Jul 02, 2012 6:50 pm

Awesome! Is that on the Susquehanna River?
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Mon Jul 02, 2012 7:04 pm

jrrdw wrote:Awesome! Is that on the Susquehanna River?

no lol, right here in scranton . read the title on the video :shock:


where you from that you know of the susquehanna?
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Mon Jul 02, 2012 7:10 pm

So why is the color all jacked up? Took me a second viewing to figure out WTF I was even looking at.
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Mon Jul 02, 2012 7:26 pm

D_Hall wrote:So why is the color all jacked up? Took me a second viewing to figure out WTF I was even looking at.

i have no idea, i couldnt figure that out
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Mon Jul 02, 2012 8:32 pm

Actual height can be calculated within a few feet from the time of the jump to the splash.

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Mon Jul 02, 2012 9:25 pm

50-55 feet seems to be alot. I would say 30feet at best. @ Tech your thougts??
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Mon Jul 02, 2012 11:51 pm

I have not downloaded the video to do a frame by frame time check on the jump. Initial thoughts are a bit below 50 feet.

Handy online calculator;
http://www.calcresult.com/mech-eng/ball ... efall.html

At 50 feet the time would be;

Speed at impact:17.28 m/s
or 62.22 km/h
Time until impact: 1.76s

As best as I can tell pausing the youtube video, time to splat is about 2 seconds. The claim appears to be valid.
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mattyzip77 wrote:50-55 feet seems to be alot. I would say 30feet at best. @ Tech your thougts??

it is higher then it looks trust me !

but its still alot of fun!
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Tue Jul 03, 2012 12:31 am

Next time you go bring a ball of yarn or a long piece of string and tie a weight to the bottom. Ive jumped at 50, 85, and just over 100, just dont seem like 50. Maybe its just the video, very cool though dude!!
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Tue Jul 03, 2012 12:36 am

mattyzip77 wrote:Next time you go bring a ball of yarn or a long piece of string and tie a weight to the bottom. Ive jumped at 50, 85, and just over 100, just dont seem like 50. Maybe its just the video, very cool though dude!!

thanks man, i wish the quality was better! but still its a blast!
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Wed Jul 04, 2012 5:17 pm

Everything looks higher when your looking down from the perch, worse in the dark...That 1st story roof looks like 10 at 3AM in a get out here comes my dad hurry! Ahhhh to be 14.... :wink:
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Wed Jul 04, 2012 5:39 pm

jrrdw wrote:Everything looks higher when your looking down from the perch, worse in the dark...That 1st story roof looks like 10 at 3AM in a get out here comes my dad hurry! Ahhhh to be 14.... :wink:

i love the feeling when i jump!
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Wed Jul 04, 2012 6:18 pm

I live in VA, now time to find some cliff diving spots... lol
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Thu Jul 05, 2012 10:57 am

sagthegreat wrote:I live in VA, now time to find some cliff diving spots... lol

my brother was there many years ago, and he went
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