Randomguy Posted April 23, 2019 Share #1 Posted April 23, 2019 You see it in movies all the time. They are doing some track work, so we are stopped for the moment. Looking outside, I see the track is elevated and rolls down sharply on either side. I feel pretty high up. I wouldn’t want to jump off the train at all even when we aren’t moving. What is the technique for jumping off of a moving train? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx Posted April 23, 2019 Share #2 Posted April 23, 2019 Slowly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
late Posted April 23, 2019 Share #3 Posted April 23, 2019 3 minutes ago, Randomguy said: You see it in movies all the time. Uh huh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL Posted April 23, 2019 Share #4 Posted April 23, 2019 1. Have someone with a knife or gun chasing you. 2. Jump. It's a matter of motivation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr Posted April 23, 2019 Share #5 Posted April 23, 2019 Ask your stunt double. He should know. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share #6 Posted April 23, 2019 Should you face forward? Backward? Sideward? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted April 23, 2019 Share #7 Posted April 23, 2019 Prepare to roll when you land. Trying to "stick the landing" will probably break your knee or your hip. Trust me. I have experience in this sort of thing. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris... Posted April 23, 2019 Share #8 Posted April 23, 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted April 23, 2019 Share #9 Posted April 23, 2019 Feet together, knees slightly bent and roll on landing. Basically a PLF but you’ll have to look it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted January 21, 2022 Author Share #10 Posted January 21, 2022 On 4/23/2019 at 4:30 PM, ChrisL said: Feet together, knees slightly bent and roll on landing. Basically a PLF but you’ll have to look it up. Should you face front or back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted January 21, 2022 Share #11 Posted January 21, 2022 5 minutes ago, Randomguy said: Should you face front or back? Just land on a stack of Amazon boxes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD Posted January 21, 2022 Share #12 Posted January 21, 2022 You have to tumble and spin as you jump. That way your mouth is in the right position to kiss your ass goodbye. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted January 21, 2022 Share #13 Posted January 21, 2022 44 minutes ago, Randomguy said: Should you face front or back? I don’t know that it really matters but most likely not facing the back of the train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted January 21, 2022 Share #14 Posted January 21, 2022 52 minutes ago, Randomguy said: Should you face front or back? Just don't jump off of the front of the locomotive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr Posted January 21, 2022 Share #15 Posted January 21, 2022 8 minutes ago, Road Runner said: Just don't jump off of the front of the locomotive. unless it is going backwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted January 21, 2022 Author Share #16 Posted January 21, 2022 20 minutes ago, ChrisL said: I don’t know that it really matters but most likely not facing the back of the train. I think you run towards the back as fast as you can to decrease your landing speed, if you are on the roof and jumping. Maybe do a backflip and curl up into a ball before you hit. I'd like to think I had time to stuff pillows into my clothes, but you never know how last-second this kind of thing would be. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie Posted January 21, 2022 Share #17 Posted January 21, 2022 I think the key is to only do it in your dreams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fret Buzz Posted January 21, 2022 Share #18 Posted January 21, 2022 Just now, Philander Seabury said: I think the key is to only do it in your dreams. Wise people avoid trains like the plague. Civilized travel is done alone in a large SUV. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted January 21, 2022 Author Share #19 Posted January 21, 2022 I have been thinking about this, I don't see how survival is possible if the train is moving 30 mph or more. All your bones would be ground into mushy paste that looks vaguely like lab-grown meat and stuff in the medical waste bin after an autopsy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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