What Happens When You Jump Off a Cliff

Upon approaching the cliff and working up the considerable amount of courage necessary, a moment of euphoria will come across your entire being. You’ll monetarily forget about your fear of heights. You’ll even think, “what better way to break that fear than jumping off this 40-foot Bahamian cliff?” This will seem like a perfectly rational and sane decision. Feeling elated and free, you will start running toward the rocky edge.

As soon as your feet leave the ground your eyes see there is nothing below but 40-feet of air and a blanket of ocean. It is at this point that your body will be taken over by pure adrenaline. Your mind will race back to the cheesy movie Point Break when Bodhi yells out, “100% pure adrenaline! Other guys snort for it, jab a vein for it. All you gotta do is jump!” The adrenaline will course through your veins as you start to fall. You’ll be excited! You’re conquering that fear! Then you will remember the other line from Point Break, “Via con dios!,” and start to wonder if you’ve made a huge mistake.

As you fall through the seemingly endless sky, panic will set in. You’ll try to force your body into the proper water-entry position. No one has trained you how to properly enter the ocean from 40-feet in the air, but you’ve seen enough action movies to know that your legs should be straight and your arms should be across your…