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3 years ago
Trivia at this point might be a bit dark, but here goes:
The Golden Gate Bridge it is the world's #1 jumping spot.
Roy Raymond, the founder of Victoria's Secret, went over in 1993.
The average is one person every two weeks.
After the 4 seconds it takes to fall 250 feet, the impact is at 75mph.
1200 have been known to have jumped.
26 have survived.
Multiple blunt force injuries take most people. Most others drown due to the depth to which they plunge. The 55 degree water combined with failure to reach land gets all but the remaining survivors, most of whom are picked up by the Coast Guard.
Eyeballs are a favorite for the local crabs (Sorry about that - it just seemed like something other that your run of the mill statistic).
The first known jumper was Harold Wobber in 1947, 3 months after it opened.
A study conducted on 515 people who were prevented from jumping between 1937 and 1971 found that 94% were either still alive or had died from natural causes.
One note left behind sums up the fragile state that many people live in:
"I’m going to walk to the bridge. If one person smiles at me on the way, I will not jump.’"