# jumping people revisited **URL:** \ **Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\ **Created:** [September 7, 2001, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumping-people-revisited/80261 "2001-09-07T17:08:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 10
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2024, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumping-people-revisited/80261/10 "2024-04-16T16:35:05Z")
I realize this is a heck of a bump but XKCD just put out a YouTube video on this question and noted Cecil’s article but claims they do not tell the whole story. 4 minutes long: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/p2M8Y0z9Rl0/maxresdefault.jpg "What if everyone jumped at once?") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2M8Y0z9Rl0) --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumping-people-revisited/80261)._