In article <0001HW.C8C2593A00FAA53BB01AD9AF@news.eternal-september.org>,   
   Amy Guskin   wrote:   
      
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   >There's actually been a fair amount of research into the free fall    
   >phenomenon.  There's a specific distance range for long falls that is    
   >actually *better* than a short fall (of a hundred or a few hundred feet),    
   >because the body has a chance to relax and untense, which helps you upon    
   >landing.     
      
   That reflex can work well for other animals, too:   
      
   http://www.radiolab.org/2010/sep/20/   
      
      
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