One VERY important point is that you need to keep your buttocks TIGHTLY CLENCHED. Failing to do this results in an inrush of water through the anus, causing severe, possibly fatal, internal injuries.
Cite: “The Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook”
I’ve also read that, as soon as you hit the surface, you should spread your legs and arms to prevent shooting too far down underwater.
About a year ago I had the pleasure of jumping off an olympic high dive platform. The pool that had it recomended to jump feet, first arms straight down, feet crossed. The first two time were fine. The thrid time I didn’t get my feet crossed. I hit the water it seperated my legs and my nuts took full force of the impact. Talk about barely surviving resurfacing. I finally limped my way to the edge of the pool. I didn’t want to swim anymore that day.
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First time I did a big jump… only 40 feet or so, my arms were out a little, and they nearly dislocated. So I held them in tight next time and really smacked my feet hard. So next time, I pointed my toes to avoid that bit of resistance which meant that the next protuberance was my balls which I swear whacked me in the chin. I took a short break.
Not one to give up… I settled on one hand on balls, one hand on nose. This works well.
I read somewhere that it is important to throw something, anything, that will hit the water just before you do to break the surface tension or else it is like hitting pavement.
NO, I almost dislocated a shoulder doing this. You can`t imagine the forces involved, but I could not keep my arms out in front of me. I could barely swim back to shore.
On preview I see ** tailake** agrees with me.
Well, so I was reading up a bit on Cliff/High Diving, trying to get some nice links for you, there are a lot of sites, but none of them seem to contain anything about what you’re asking.
However, I found this little gem…
“Don’t jump or dive if you have a cold or blocked nose! Why? Because the sudden change in pressure can force the snot into your inner ears or eyes. This can lead to you becoming permanently deaf or blind.”
YUM!
Not much to add, save, welcome aboard(s), hutchley and tailake.
Some of the “injection” effects mentioned here are also readily available whilst waterskiing. They are commonly referred to as the “40 MPH douche or enema.” People seem to learn the correct method of falling rather quickly.