Submitted by Future_Carrot3124 t3_z48r3q in explainlikeimfive
PM_ME_A_PLANE_TICKET t1_ixqik6k wrote
Reply to comment by JustTrixxy in ELI5: Jumping off a bridge to water by Future_Carrot3124
This sounds like the kind of thing that's completely made up, but nobody can really disprove.
km89 t1_ixqkwhm wrote
It is, but it's not un-disprovable. Mythbusters did this and found that it doesn't really help. The tools break the surface tension, but the surface tension isn't the only factor, and the water still hits you like a truck.
PM_ME_A_PLANE_TICKET t1_ixqlci3 wrote
un-disprovable is a brilliant new word.
also bless the mythbusters and RIP Grant
Booomerz t1_ixtfdea wrote
Honestly sounds like a word Trump would use.
PM_ME_A_PLANE_TICKET t1_ixtixfz wrote
nah he'd say "undidstroopable" or something
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