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# I just would think that clothes could factor in somewhat.
And there is that picture of the overweight person who went splat without bloodyness... shirly you've seen it.
(, Thu 2 Feb 2006, 21:02, archived)
# I'd rather not.
I suppose it depends on velocity + distant / strength of clothing and skin.
(, Thu 2 Feb 2006, 21:03, archived)
# works the same as a Crumplezone in a car
the increase in size (especially as fat is easily moveable and malleable and not attached as tort that muscles and so on) would allow the momentum to dissipate over the greater distance, thus decreasing the final force acted upon the body
(, Thu 2 Feb 2006, 21:05, archived)
# Thank you kind sir.
There was one discussion with someone that went no-where though. They said you could easily burn up if you jumped off a building.
(, Thu 2 Feb 2006, 21:08, archived)
# A burning building?
(, Thu 2 Feb 2006, 21:10, archived)