People like me know how to fall. You always try to fall so your feet, then knees hit the ground so some of the fall can be broken by the time your head comes down (and I'm not just talking about a high fall). Even a broken shoulder and abdomen is better than messing up your head. Plus it helps to curl up in a ball and put your arms in an X or upside down V pattern to head fight head contact. Like I said, if I have the choice, I'll gladly take a busted kneecap or broken leg/shoulder/arm over a busted skull. Then again it may have happened so fast that he (and perhaps I in the same scenario) couldn't have had enough time to react. Either way, RIP. Sad story.
"Even a broken shoulder and abdomen is better than messing up your head. Plus it helps to curl up in a ball and put your arms in an X or upside down V pattern over your head to protect head contact." That's how that sentence should read, sorry.
Not funny man, a dude was seriously injured, possibly died. Have some respect. I found footage of the incident. Warning- Graphic! Spoiler
Hate to say it but his biggest mistake was probably being middle aged, a 19 year old could have probably done the trick, stuck the landing or maybe even absorbed the fall.
From KHOU's report on the incident: "Randall Wisdom, a Texans fan from Channelview, said he and his 18-year-old daughter were on the escalator below the victim when the incident happened. “My daughter is devastated, she’s never experienced something like that,” he said. “We seen him when he landed.” Wisdom said they first saw a hat and cup fall, and the man came next."
Thanks for this expert analysis. The man really should have decided to land on his feet instead of his head. He made a very poor decision to jump and land on his head, rather than what a falling expert like yourself would have chosen to do.
This thread is ridiculous. Right down to the quote from the redneck from Channelview saying, "We seen him when he landed." Anyways, hope the guy ends up okay, if, in fact, he is still with us.
We all have done dumb stuff just sad that it cost him his life. hopefully no equally dumb lawsuit tho
They are just setting up the made for TV Lifetime movie. Now they can cast Shia LeBouf. "Texans Tumble"
