r/theydidthemath • u/Fizzerolli • 3d ago

[request] Assuming fresh powdery snow, how deep would it have to be for the paratrooper to survive, if possible?

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My son sent me this. My immediate thought based on nothing is that it’s unsurvivable regardless of the depth.

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u/ErisGrey 3d ago

I survived. At the time of my accident, I was one of 8 people.

https://www.reddit.com/r/a:t5_29marg/comments/e5pedf/my_injuries_and_what_made_me_open_this_subreddit/

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u/LegendofLove 3d ago

jesus fuck that's a lot of injuries. I'm amazed you managed to survive through all of that ignoring the actual smashing into the Earth. Not being able to sleep, being on 650 meds and all those injuries must be hell. Has any of it gotten better since that post?

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u/ErisGrey 3d ago edited 3d ago

It was better, than got worse after covid hit me. For about a week, it really felt like I had just hit again. I'm back on all the medications I was in the begining, plus a few more due to complications post covid. It significanly flared, and added a couple more auto-immune issues caused by the long term inflammation. I was on Chemo to rein in the immune system, but my pancreas and liver started to fail. A lot of treatments are paused while waiting for my pancreas and liver to heal, so we're having to do more non-invasive treatments at the moment.

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u/LegendofLove 2d ago

I'm really sorry to hear all this. I hope you can recover some and have the slightest semblance of health for whatever remains of life