Aug 24
I have created a page (see the Safety tab?) detailing all the things I feel are important to consider when tombstoning. There are a few more sections to add, and I’m sure it will grow more as the site develops; but I wanted to get some safety information up here soon after the site was created to make sure people see how tombstoning can be a well thought-out activity.
October 27th, 2008 at 6:08 pm
You write very well.
June 6th, 2009 at 1:17 am
you need bigger heights.
add me, on facebook or myspace, come for a jump!
July 18th, 2009 at 11:16 am
I’d really like to a ratio of “jump height” to “required water depth”. I appreciate the the hevier the person the deeper the water need to be but a indicator would be very handy.
Good article though.
July 30th, 2009 at 5:06 pm
It’s a very difficult thing to measure. The safest and best way to learn it is through increasing your jump height slowly and getting a feel for what is achievable. I think introducing a scale of jump height to water depth may result in people jumping from too high too quickly. It also leads to ‘assumed safety’ where you think its deep enough but you may not know for sure. If you had a scale you would still need to check the water depth to see if it was safe. Would you trust someone who told you how deep it is?
September 21st, 2009 at 6:49 pm
i am also unsure about water depth, there must be a way of working it out, as the only major variables are the jump height and hydrodynamic drag, as all objects regardless of mass accelerate at the same rate.
October 25th, 2009 at 1:00 am
As a general guide, I dont jump into water less than the height i am jumping from, I bring a rope with 1m marks on it, throw it in with a weight on the end to check depth, then I get in, swim down and check with my own eyes, I dont want to die. If I jump from 5m, I make sure the water is a absolute min 5m deep, the deeper the water the better. I have tried from harbour walls and found the tide very strong, but depth good. I would never try from a pier, they are almost always too high for the depth of water. I would love to add some practical advice to the guide. If you are open to some?