I just saw a guy fall out of a building (1 Viewer)

[sbonomo]

and he lived....holy chit.....if he had not hit the car he would be toast:

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/11/21/man-falls-from-building-onto-car-in-san-franciscos-financial-district/

It took almost three minutes to get through to 911 - Thankfully the fire department was there within six mintues. Terrible way to start the morning....

 

[Ditkaless Wonders]

How do you know he wasn't pushed?

 

[dickey moe]

Whoa

 

[sbonomo]

How do you know he wasn't pushed?

he was wearing safety gear so i just assumed it was an accident....story confirmed it....crazy that he was still breathing and there was no blood.

 

[El Floppo]

great googly moogly.

 

[jamny]

Does landing on a car roof really qualify as a cushioned fall?

 

[sbonomo]

Does landing on a car roof really qualify as a cushioned fall?

If you would have heard it i would say yes.....the top just crumpled. I can't imagine what it would have looked like if he hit the street. I think i am still in shock. I was one of the pedestrian that made sure his neck did not move and directed 911 operators to the scene.

 

[Ditkaless Wonders]

You know that grade school project where you drop a raw egg from a height and try to successfully break its fall, well I am going to start advocating that kids bring in a Camry.

 

[rockaction]

Oh my God. TPW for him and hope it doesn't mess up your day, also. I remember seeing a guy bleeding out of the back of his head and mouth on concrete once after what was apparently a fall, and I've never forgotten it.

Whoa.

 

[jamny]

Does landing on a car roof really qualify as a cushioned fall?

If you would have heard it i would say yes.....the top just crumpled. I can't imagine what it would have looked like if he hit the street. I think i am still in shock. I was one of the pedestrian that made sure his neck did not move and directed 911 operators to the scene.

Damn...good for you for helping out.

 

[dickey moe]

Does landing on a car roof really qualify as a cushioned fall?

Compared to pavement?

 

[Eminence]

Who pays for the medical bills and for the damage to the car?

 

[Ditkaless Wonders]

Does landing on a car roof really qualify as a cushioned fall?

If you would have heard it i would say yes.....the top just crumpled. I can't imagine what it would have looked like if he hit the street. I think i am still in shock. I was one of the pedestrian that made sure his neck did not move and directed 911 operators to the scene.

You're a good man. A clear head in a crisis. He was lucky you were there.

 

[jamny]

Who pays for the medical bills and for the damage to the car?

George Costanza

 

[tri-man 47]

Sorry for him ...sorry for your distress for witnessing it.

 

[jamny]

Does landing on a car roof really qualify as a cushioned fall?

Compared to pavement?

Oh, I'm sure it slowed him down. Cushioned just sounds weird.

 

[jamny]

That's nothing compared to what Willie witnessed.

 

[TheIronSheik]

Does landing on a car roof really qualify as a cushioned fall?

Compared to pavement?

Oh, I'm sure it slowed him down. Cushioned just sounds weird.

I thought the same thing. Landing on the downy soft metal car.

 

[TheIronSheik]

Does landing on a car roof really qualify as a cushioned fall?

If you would have heard it i would say yes.....the top just crumpled. I can't imagine what it would have looked like if he hit the street. I think i am still in shock. I was one of the pedestrian that made sure his neck did not move and directed 911 operators to the scene.

Wow. How close were you when it happened?

 

[gianmarco]

That's nothing compared to what Willie witnessed.

Sorry, but

 

[Jobber]

Does landing on a car roof really qualify as a cushioned fall?

If you would have heard it i would say yes.....the top just crumpled. I can't imagine what it would have looked like if he hit the street. I think i am still in shock. I was one of the pedestrian that made sure his neck did not move and directed 911 operators to the scene.

Damn...good for you for helping out.

Not so fast. Not only did the poor guy fall from a building, but now is missing his wallet.

 

[George Jefferson Airplane]

Is he the unknown stuntman that makes Eastwood such a star maybe?

 

[msommer]

That's nothing compared to what Willie witnessed.

Exactly, He wasn't standing in the shopping cart or anything like that...

 

[Braktastic]

That's nothing compared to what Willie witnessed.

I know. sbonomo didn't have his ability to get Fritos compromised.

 

[Charlie Steiner]

This is one time when it's good to not be the most liquid person on the street.

 

[mr roboto]

It's not the fall that kills you. It's the rapid deceleration of organs crashing into one another (or in the brains case the skull). Yes, the top of a car would be preferable to concrete.

 

[sbonomo]

Does landing on a car roof really qualify as a cushioned fall?

If you would have heard it i would say yes.....the top just crumpled. I can't imagine what it would have looked like if he hit the street. I think i am still in shock. I was one of the pedestrian that made sure his neck did not move and directed 911 operators to the scene.

Wow. How close were you when it happened?

5-6 feet away I was waiting to cross....saw him fall most of the way down.

 

[General Malaise]

Does landing on a car roof really qualify as a cushioned fall?

If you would have heard it i would say yes.....the top just crumpled. I can't imagine what it would have looked like if he hit the street. I think i am still in shock. I was one of the pedestrian that made sure his neck did not move and directed 911 operators to the scene.

Damn...good for you for helping out.

Yup, this. Sorry you saw that but thanks for being one of the good guys left in the world. Jesus...

 

[Harry Manback]

I thought this was another shtick post.

Heavy stuff, hope he pulls through.

 

[glock]

...from the roof of an 11-story building onto a moving car...

 

[sbonomo]

Does landing on a car roof really qualify as a cushioned fall?

If you would have heard it i would say yes.....the top just crumpled. I can't imagine what it would have looked like if he hit the street. I think i am still in shock. I was one of the pedestrian that made sure his neck did not move and directed 911 operators to the scene.

Damn...good for you for helping out.

Yup, this. Sorry you saw that but thanks for being one of the good guys left in the world. Jesus...

I was really shaken up this AM until i found out he was stable....looke like a regular joe, could have been any one of our fathers. Very glad to hear is ok though....

 

[sbonomo]

I thought this was another shtick post.

Heavy stuff, hope he pulls through.

Of course the day i post there are a million shtick threads around the same topic....

 

[sdp1226]

Does landing on a car roof really qualify as a cushioned fall?

If you would have heard it i would say yes.....the top just crumpled. I can't imagine what it would have looked like if he hit the street. I think i am still in shock. I was one of the pedestrian that made sure his neck did not move and directed 911 operators to the scene.

You were mentioned in the article. Nice job helping out.

Once he realized it was a falling body, he said about 20 people rushed around the man, at which point calls were made out to 911. Citizens then started to direct traffic.

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

Sorry sb, sucks to see something like that. Saw a dude jump in front of a Metro train a couple years ago and it still makes me nervous now when trains come into the station.

 

[jon_mx]

Does landing on a car roof really qualify as a cushioned fall?

Compared to pavement?

Oh, I'm sure it slowed him down. Cushioned just sounds weird.

I thought the same thing. Landing on the downy soft metal car.

Doing a belly flop on top of a car from 11 stories would be safer than a belly flop on water.

 

[Al O'Pecia]

San Fran? Are we sure this wasn't a delayed World Series celebration?

 

[jamny]

San Fran? Are we sure this wasn't a delayed World Series celebration?

I saw Financial District and my first thought was that he might have taken one too many stock tips from Em.

 

[sbonomo]

Does landing on a car roof really qualify as a cushioned fall?

Compared to pavement?

Oh, I'm sure it slowed him down. Cushioned just sounds weird.

I thought the same thing. Landing on the downy soft metal car.

Doing a belly flop on top of a car from 11 stories would be safer than a belly flop on water.

he actually was falling backwards...

 

[TheIronSheik]

Does landing on a car roof really qualify as a cushioned fall?

If you would have heard it i would say yes.....the top just crumpled. I can't imagine what it would have looked like if he hit the street. I think i am still in shock. I was one of the pedestrian that made sure his neck did not move and directed 911 operators to the scene.

Wow. How close were you when it happened?

5-6 feet away I was waiting to cross....saw him fall most of the way down.

Yikes. That would stick with me for a long time. :(

 

[kentric]

Brother-in-law was watching people jump out of the Twin Towers. Something that will stick with you the rest of your life.

 

[Al O'Pecia]

5-6 feet away I was waiting to cross....saw him fall most of the way down.

Was he screaming as he fell? Did you look away at impact?

 

[jon_mx]

Does landing on a car roof really qualify as a cushioned fall?

Compared to pavement?

Oh, I'm sure it slowed him down. Cushioned just sounds weird.

I thought the same thing. Landing on the downy soft metal car.

Doing a belly flop on top of a car from 11 stories would be safer than a belly flop on water.

he actually was falling backwards...

Same principle if he impacted with a significant surface area of his body.

 

[sbonomo]

5-6 feet away I was waiting to cross....saw him fall most of the way down.

Was he screaming as he fell? Did you look away at impact?

No screaming at all and yes i watched the impact, it was actually did not seem real. As he was falling everything slowed down until he hit the car then it went into fast motion. was instantly out, no sound from the body. Although when i walked up his eyes were open and he was still breathing. A girl reached down and grabbed his hand. Myself and another gentalmen yelled not to move him. Once people realized what happened there were several other screaming.

 

[sbonomo]

This is one thing i love about this board is that I feel better discussing it....thanks all...i think i am out of likes so you know the drill....

 

[Harry Manback]

This is one thing i love about this board is that I feel better discussing it....thanks all...i think i am out of likes so you know the drill....

You did good, you should be proud and enjoy your weekend.

 

[butcher boy]

Hope he pulls through, but the amount of internal bleeding must be off the charts. :(

 

[jon_mx]

Not only was the guy fortunate he hit a vehicle, he was fortunate on where he hit it, how he hit it, and the type of vehicle it was.

 

[butcher boy]

they should put an awning on every floor of every high rise so that when people fall like this it could be like in the cartoons where he just falls through every awning and it breaks the fall.

 

[sbonomo]

I don't know what made me think of this but according to this he was falling for 3-4 seconds - http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/phy00/phy00012.htm . I can't imagine what was going through his mind.

 

[Joe T]

was it a pigman?