I came to this forum because I know you guys swim a lot and you would be the best people to ask.
Okay, so I was watching the movie Waterworld. There is a part where Kevin Kostner swims through the water and jumps 4 feet out of the water to land on a deck. So that part is impossible...however is a pool jump possible?
A pool jump would be classified as either swimming at the side (of the pool etc.) or from a direct tread boosting out of the water high enough to get your feet under you. Is this humanly possible? Im sure there is money in it for someone who can either do this or point me to where I can find a video/article of this.
Please help...as there is a bet involved. :)
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Definitely not possible given the facts you are likely working under (e.g., regular water, no buoyancy devices, and no propulsion equipment). When treading water, for example, a person is capable of exerting extra effort and getting at most their waist or pelvic area out of the water. If underwater and swimming upward, only about the same is possible.
A pool jump may be feasible, however, if the facts are somewhat changed. For example, the added buoyancy imparted by swimming in molten lead might make a pool jump possible. Similarly, the decreased gravity of the moon might also make a pool jump possible.
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Definitely not possible given the facts you are likely working under (e.g., regular water, no buoyancy devices, and no propulsion equipment). When treading water, for example, a person is capable of exerting extra effort and getting at most their waist or pelvic area out of the water. If underwater and swimming upward, only about the same is possible.
A pool jump may be feasible, however, if the facts are somewhat changed. For example, the added buoyancy imparted by swimming in molten lead might make a pool jump possible. Similarly, the decreased gravity of the moon might also make a pool jump possible.
