I've seen it. Once.
I was rather young then. But still, old enough to know what
'jumping off' means. I think the incident happened in a shopping
mall along Orchard (Ngee Ann City, if I'm not wrong). This man,
with a few bottles of beer by his side, was sitting on the parapet
between the third story corridor and oblivion. It was obvious he
was drunk as he seemed to be muttering to nobody. There was a few
police officers at the scene who seemed to do what you'd normally
see on HK drama serials.
The man (obviously, since he was drunk) took no heed and
suddenly toppled off the ledge. No audio accompanied the swift and
quick plunge. However, there was this grotesque 'splat' sound when
his head hit the floor (yes, he fell head-first). I actually
witnessed the whole event.
Blood began oozing out of his head area. I wasn't close enough
to see if the skull had broken apart since I was standing on the
second storey.
It wasn't a terrifying experience since it's not really as gore
as I'd had thought it would be. Someone once told me that people
usually die before they hit the
ground. I think it's because while during free-fall, there
is an opportunity for the spine to break, therefore killing
you.
Thats it. My little not-so-terrible recount.
nah you die before you hit the ground because you're too scared
already... cardiac arrest... i don't think so spine can break
because people bungee jump like no problem
