Alcides Moreno - Revision history

wikademia>Dr. Eme: moved Beta:Alcides Moreno to Alcides Moreno over redirect

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	~~[[fr:Alcides Moreno]]~~

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	\|publisher=Associated Press}}</ref> Moreno's survival has been attributed to the {{convert\|16\|ft\|adj=on}} [[scaffolding]] platform that he clung to as he fell; its large [[surface area]] likely reduced his [[terminal velocity]], and there is the possibility that he was further slowed by [[crosswind]]s and by the platform striking the side of the building on the way down. The manner of his landing also helped; the scaffolding frame hit a wall and landed on a pile of twisted [[cable]]s that provided a better [[cushion]] for landing than plain [[concrete]], and based on his injuries (he broke both legs and his right arm) it appears his [[Limb (anatomy)\|extremities]] absorbed the brunt of the impact.<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/90686?GT1=10755\| title=Falling Man: The physics of surviving a 500-foot plunge\| first=Charles\| last= Euchner \| publisher=Newsweek Web\| date=2008-01-10}}</ref>		\|publisher=Associated Press}}</ref> Moreno's survival has been attributed to the {{convert\|16\|ft\|adj=on}} [[scaffolding]] platform that he clung to as he fell; its large [[surface area]] likely reduced his [[terminal velocity]], and there is the possibility that he was further slowed by [[crosswind]]s and by the platform striking the side of the building on the way down. The manner of his landing also helped; the scaffolding frame hit a wall and landed on a pile of twisted [[cable]]s that provided a better [[cushion]] for landing than plain [[concrete]], and based on his injuries (he broke both legs and his right arm) it appears his [[Limb (anatomy)\|extremities]] absorbed the brunt of the impact.<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/90686?GT1=10755\| title=Falling Man: The physics of surviving a 500-foot plunge\| first=Charles\| last= Euchner \| publisher=Newsweek Web\| date=2008-01-10}}</ref> But scientists, according to Reality, can't possibly hope to wrap their feeble earthly minds around the "Miracle of Moreno," as it has come to be known. Better scientists have attributed his miraculous recovery as just that: divine intervention.<ref>Luke 10:19-20 - "Behold, I give unto you power... and nothing shall by any means hurt you [Alcides Moreno]."</ref>

	The story of survival was noted as far away as [[United Kingdom\|the United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite web		The story of survival was noted as far away as [[United Kingdom\|the United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite web

216.193.173.189: Divine intervention? I don't think so

2008-06-28T20:47:11Z

Divine intervention? I don't think so

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	\|publisher=Associated Press}}</ref> Moreno's survival has been attributed to the {{convert\|16\|ft\|adj=on}} [[scaffolding]] platform that he clung to as he fell; its large [[surface area]] likely reduced his [[terminal velocity]], and there is the possibility that he was further slowed by [[crosswind]]s and by the platform striking the side of the building on the way down. The manner of his landing also helped; the scaffolding frame hit a wall and landed on a pile of twisted [[cable]]s that provided a better [[cushion]] for landing than plain [[concrete]], and based on his injuries (he broke both legs and his right arm) it appears his [[Limb (anatomy)\|extremities]] absorbed the brunt of the impact.<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/90686?GT1=10755\| title=Falling Man: The physics of surviving a 500-foot plunge\| first=Charles\| last= Euchner \| publisher=Newsweek Web\| date=2008-01-10}}~~</ref> But scientists, according to Reality, can't fully explain the Moreno mystery. His survival is irrefutably an example of divine intervention. <ref>Luke 10:19-20~~</ref>		\|publisher=Associated Press}}</ref> Moreno's survival has been attributed to the {{convert\|16\|ft\|adj=on}} [[scaffolding]] platform that he clung to as he fell; its large [[surface area]] likely reduced his [[terminal velocity]], and there is the possibility that he was further slowed by [[crosswind]]s and by the platform striking the side of the building on the way down. The manner of his landing also helped; the scaffolding frame hit a wall and landed on a pile of twisted [[cable]]s that provided a better [[cushion]] for landing than plain [[concrete]], and based on his injuries (he broke both legs and his right arm) it appears his [[Limb (anatomy)\|extremities]] absorbed the brunt of the impact.<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/90686?GT1=10755\| title=Falling Man: The physics of surviving a 500-foot plunge\| first=Charles\| last= Euchner \| publisher=Newsweek Web\| date=2008-01-10}}</ref>

	The story of survival was noted as far away as [[United Kingdom\|the United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite web		The story of survival was noted as far away as [[United Kingdom\|the United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite web

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	\|publisher=Associated Press}}</ref> Moreno's survival has been attributed to the {{convert\|16\|ft\|adj=on}} [[scaffolding]] platform that he clung to as he fell; its large [[surface area]] likely reduced his [[terminal velocity]], and there is the possibility that he was further slowed by [[crosswind]]s and by the platform striking the side of the building on the way down. The manner of his landing also helped; the scaffolding frame hit a wall and landed on a pile of twisted [[cable]]s that provided a better [[cushion]] for landing than plain [[concrete]], and based on his injuries (he broke both legs and his right arm) it appears his [[Limb (anatomy)\|extremities]] absorbed the brunt of the impact.<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/90686?GT1=10755\| title=Falling Man: The physics of surviving a 500-foot plunge\| first=Charles\| last= Euchner \| publisher=Newsweek Web\| date=2008-01-10}}</ref>		\|publisher=Associated Press}}</ref> Moreno's survival has been attributed to the {{convert\|16\|ft\|adj=on}} [[scaffolding]] platform that he clung to as he fell; its large [[surface area]] likely reduced his [[terminal velocity]], and there is the possibility that he was further slowed by [[crosswind]]s and by the platform striking the side of the building on the way down. The manner of his landing also helped; the scaffolding frame hit a wall and landed on a pile of twisted [[cable]]s that provided a better [[cushion]] for landing than plain [[concrete]], and based on his injuries (he broke both legs and his right arm) it appears his [[Limb (anatomy)\|extremities]] absorbed the brunt of the impact.<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/90686?GT1=10755\| title=Falling Man: The physics of surviving a 500-foot plunge\| first=Charles\| last= Euchner \| publisher=Newsweek Web\| date=2008-01-10}}</ref> But scientists, according to Reality, can't fully explain the Moreno mystery. His survival is irrefutably an example of divine intervention. <ref>Luke 10:19-20</ref>

	The story of survival was noted as far away as [[United Kingdom\|the United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite web		The story of survival was noted as far away as [[United Kingdom\|the United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite web

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	\|publisher=Associated Press}}</ref> Moreno's survival has been attributed to the {{convert\|16\|ft\|adj=on}} [[scaffolding]] platform that he clung to as he fell; its large [[surface area]] likely reduced his [[terminal velocity]], and there is the possibility that he was further slowed by [[crosswind]]s and by the platform striking the side of the building on the way down. The manner of his landing also helped; the scaffolding frame hit a wall and landed on a pile of twisted [[cable]]s that provided a better [[cushion]] for landing than plain [[concrete]], and based on his injuries (he broke both legs and his right arm) it appears his [[Limb (anatomy)\|extremities]] absorbed the brunt of the impact.<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/90686?GT1=10755\| title=Falling Man: The physics of surviving a 500-foot plunge\| first=Charles\| last= Euchner \| publisher=Newsweek Web\| date=~~Jan~~ 10~~, 2008~~}}</ref>		\|publisher=Associated Press}}</ref> Moreno's survival has been attributed to the {{convert\|16\|ft\|adj=on}} [[scaffolding]] platform that he clung to as he fell; its large [[surface area]] likely reduced his [[terminal velocity]], and there is the possibility that he was further slowed by [[crosswind]]s and by the platform striking the side of the building on the way down. The manner of his landing also helped; the scaffolding frame hit a wall and landed on a pile of twisted [[cable]]s that provided a better [[cushion]] for landing than plain [[concrete]], and based on his injuries (he broke both legs and his right arm) it appears his [[Limb (anatomy)\|extremities]] absorbed the brunt of the impact.<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/90686?GT1=10755\| title=Falling Man: The physics of surviving a 500-foot plunge\| first=Charles\| last= Euchner \| publisher=Newsweek Web\| date=2008-01-10}}</ref>

	The story of survival was noted as far away as [[United Kingdom\|the United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite web		The story of survival was noted as far away as [[United Kingdom\|the United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite web
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wikademia>Thijs!bot: robot Adding: fr:Alcides Moreno

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	'''Alcides Moreno''' is a [[window washer]] who survived a fall of forty-seven [[Storey\|stories]].		'''Alcides Moreno''' is a [[window washer]] who survived a fall of forty-seven [[Storey\|stories]].

	On the morning of December ~~7th,~~ 2007, the [[window washer]]'s platform he and his brother Edgar were working on fell without warning from the 47th floor of an apartment building on 66th ~~street~~ in [[New York City]]. While his brother was killed on impact, Moreno survived despite severe injuries. Many, including Moreno's wife Rosario, have referred to his survival as a "[[miracle]]."<ref>{{cite web		On the morning of [[December 7]][[2007]], the [[window washer]]'s platform he and his brother Edgar were working on fell without warning from the 47th floor of an [[apartment building]] on [[66th Street (Manhattan)\|66th Street]] in [[New York City]]. While his brother was killed on impact, Moreno survived despite severe injuries. Many, including Moreno's wife Rosario, have referred to his survival from the nearly {{convert\|500\|ft\|lk=on\|adj=on}} fall as a "[[miracle]]."<ref>{{cite web
	\|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/04/nyregion/04fall.html		\|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/04/nyregion/04fall.html
	\|title=‘Miraculous’ Recovery for Man Who Fell 47 Floors		\|title=‘Miraculous’ Recovery for Man Who Fell 47 Floors
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	\|publisher=New York Times		\|publisher=New York Times
	\|date=2008-01-07}}</ref> The fact that he didn't strike his head or break his pelvis during the fall is credited with saving his life.<ref>{{cite web		\|date=2008-01-07}}</ref> The fact that he didn't strike his head or break his [[pelvis]] during the fall is credited with saving his life.<ref>{{cite web
	\|url=http://www.slate.com/id/2181498/		\|url=http://www.slate.com/id/2181498/
	\|title=How To Survive a 47-Story Fall: Make sure you land on your feet.		\|title=How To Survive a 47-Story Fall: Make sure you land on your feet.
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	Dr. Philip S. Barie, the chief of the division of critical care at [[New York-Presbyterian Hospital]] where Moreno is being treated, has stated that the chances of surviving such a fall are well below 1%. The death rate from even a three-story fall is about 50 percent, Barie said. People who fall more than 10 stories almost never survive.<ref>{{cite web		Dr. Philip S. Barie, the chief of the division of [[Intensive care medicine\|critical care]] at [[New York-Presbyterian Hospital]] where Moreno is being treated, has stated that the chances of surviving such a fall are well below 1%. The [[Mortality rate\|death rate]] from even a three-story fall is about 50 percent, Barie said. People who fall more than 10 stories almost never survive.<ref>{{cite web
	\|url=http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jSz6k_1-Hp_nI1adkSvhYq3G4RGQD8TUO1VO1		\|url=http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jSz6k_1-Hp_nI1adkSvhYq3G4RGQD8TUO1VO1
	\|title=Window Washer Who Fell 47 Floors Awake		\|title=Window Washer Who Fell 47 Floors Awake
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	\|publisher=Associated Press}}</ref> Moreno's survival has been attributed to the 16~~-foot~~ [[scaffolding]] platform that he clung to as he fell; its large surface area likely reduced his [[terminal velocity]], and there is the possibility that he was further slowed by ~~cross-winds~~ and by the platform striking the side of the building on the way down. The manner of his landing also helped; the scaffolding frame hit a wall and landed on a pile of twisted ~~cables~~ that provided a better [[cushion]] for landing than plain concrete, and based on his injuries (he broke both legs and his right arm) it appears his extremities absorbed the brunt of the impact.<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/90686?GT1=10755\| title=Falling Man: The physics of surviving a 500-foot plunge\| first=Charles\| last= Euchner \| publisher=Newsweek Web\| date=Jan 10, 2008}}</ref>		\|publisher=Associated Press}}</ref> Moreno's survival has been attributed to the {{convert\|16\|ft\|adj=on}} [[scaffolding]] platform that he clung to as he fell; its large [[surface area]] likely reduced his [[terminal velocity]], and there is the possibility that he was further slowed by [[crosswind]]s and by the platform striking the side of the building on the way down. The manner of his landing also helped; the scaffolding frame hit a wall and landed on a pile of twisted [[cable]]s that provided a better [[cushion]] for landing than plain [[concrete]], and based on his injuries (he broke both legs and his right arm) it appears his [[Limb (anatomy)\|extremities]] absorbed the brunt of the impact.<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/90686?GT1=10755\| title=Falling Man: The physics of surviving a 500-foot plunge\| first=Charles\| last= Euchner \| publisher=Newsweek Web\| date=Jan 10, 2008}}</ref>

	The story of survival was noted as far away as the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web		The story of survival was noted as far away as [[United Kingdom\|the United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite web
	\|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/tim_hames/article3142140.ece		\|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/tim_hames/article3142140.ece
	\|title=The Republicans in freefall? Don’t believe it: Our correspondent finds a political parallel in the story of a plummeting window cleaner		\|title=The Republicans in freefall? Don’t believe it: Our correspondent finds a political parallel in the story of a plummeting window cleaner
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wikademia>Bryan Derksen: links

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	\|publisher=Associated Press}}</ref> Moreno's survival has been attributed to the 16-foot scaffolding platform that he clung to as he fell; its large surface area likely reduced his terminal velocity, and there is the possibility that he was further slowed by cross-winds and by the platform striking the side of the building on the way down. The manner of his landing also helped; the scaffolding frame hit a wall and landed on a pile of twisted cables that provided a better cushion for landing than plain concrete, and based on his injuries (he broke both legs and his right arm) it appears his extremities absorbed the brunt of the impact.<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/90686?GT1=10755\| title=Falling Man: The physics of surviving a 500-foot plunge\| first=Charles\| last= Euchner \| publisher=Newsweek Web\| date=Jan 10, 2008}}</ref>		\|publisher=Associated Press}}</ref> Moreno's survival has been attributed to the 16-foot [[scaffolding]] platform that he clung to as he fell; its large surface area likely reduced his [[terminal velocity]], and there is the possibility that he was further slowed by cross-winds and by the platform striking the side of the building on the way down. The manner of his landing also helped; the scaffolding frame hit a wall and landed on a pile of twisted cables that provided a better [[cushion]] for landing than plain concrete, and based on his injuries (he broke both legs and his right arm) it appears his extremities absorbed the brunt of the impact.<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/90686?GT1=10755\| title=Falling Man: The physics of surviving a 500-foot plunge\| first=Charles\| last= Euchner \| publisher=Newsweek Web\| date=Jan 10, 2008}}</ref>

	The story of survival was noted as far away as the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web		The story of survival was noted as far away as the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web