Leap of deat-----aaaahh--I mean Faith!!

Ok, so here's the deal.

The other day, me and one of my fellow part time colleague in Standard Chartered (SCB) were having this big discussion on whether of not a person would die if that person jumped out of the 8th floor of Menara Standard Chartard (MSC).

I said that that person would certainly die if he jumped out of the building. Obviously, my colleague thought otherwise.

So, I suggested that I set up a poll on my blog to see what other people online would say. She agreed to let me do so.

Which brings me to my entry today,

Have you ever seen MSC before?

Well here it is. And thats probably where the 8th floor of MSC is.

The identity of my fellow part time colleague shall of course remain anonymous. But I can tell you what's NOT her identity. That is her name DOESN'T start with the letter "-C" and ends with the letter "-hua Hui Xia" who also DOESN'T have a twin sister who studied in the same college *cough* HELP University College *cough* as me. And also DOESN'T stay in Damansara Utama because its too "far" away from office eventhough you can take a Putra LRT all the from KLCC to Kelana Jaya everyday.

Nonono..

*Shakes Head*

Her Identity shall remain a secret.

*Nods Head*

Haha..Nolah..I got her permission liao..so its ok.

I'm saying that you'd die if you jumped out of the 5th floor, let alone the 8th floor. That is unless you have shock aborbers as big as trees strapped all over your body or unless the ground is made out of pillows. Otherwise, jumping out of the 8th floor would probably just give you a crap-tastic view of Menara Standard Chartered and you would get to feel the wonderful sensation of being as free as a heavy stone being thrown out of the 8th floor.

On the other hand, there are some cases where people jump out of tall buildings and still survive (Leaving them with more broken bones than healthy ones). But heck, they are still alive. Probably you'd have a higher chance of surviving if you know the right way to land without injuring your head, neck, heart etc...

Ok, so back to the poll. The qustion is that whether a person the jumps ( Jump, mind you, not fall. Both are different. Jump = jumping out intentionally , knowing the risks and probably knowing how to landing. Fall = Unintetionally falling out of the building by what is commonly known as an accident, inevitably leading you to meet your maker before your time.) out of the 8th floor and dies on the spot. Not die after you reach the ground because of severe loss of blood. And certainly not die because the ambulance doesn't reach the hospital in time because of the KL traffic jams. You get?

And as science students, its better to standardise and clarify some stuff so that our "simulation" would be more "accurate". The person is only wearing normal everyday clothes, not some big shiny armour or have pillows tied up all around him. The person will land on all fours (or in the safest way possible). The ground is the normal concrete ground, not some ground made out of feathers as soft as clouds. The person doesn't have a parachute, bungee chord, wings, or anything that can make him float down slowly like an angel descending from heaven. The person will not miraculously get caught in a clothes line (Like in cartoons). And lastly, NO, the trees and shrubs at the bottom will not cushion that persons fall.

Its just, the person, the ground, and good ol' Gravitiy.

So, watcha waiting for?

Vote vote vote.

Don't be shy la...

Support my blog.

*P.S - Move your cursor over each answer to read the full one.

View from the 8th floor.