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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 | ||
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Alcides Moreno is a window washer who survived a fall of forty-seven stories.
On the morning of December 72007, 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 from the nearly Template:Convert/LonAoffDbSon fall as a "miracle."[1] The fact that he didn't strike his head or break his pelvis during the fall is credited with saving his life.[2]
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.[3] Moreno's survival has been attributed to the Template:Convert/LoffAoffDbSon 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 crosswinds 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.[4] 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.[5]
The story of survival was noted as far away as the United Kingdom.[6]
References
- ↑ Barron, James (2008-01-07). "‘Miraculous’ Recovery for Man Who Fell 47 Floors". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/04/nyregion/04fall.html.
- ↑ Wenner, Melinda (2008-01-07). "How To Survive a 47-Story Fall: Make sure you land on your feet.". Slate. http://www.slate.com/id/2181498/.
- ↑ CARUSO, DAVID B. (2008-01-07). "Window Washer Who Fell 47 Floors Awake". Associated Press. http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jSz6k_1-Hp_nI1adkSvhYq3G4RGQD8TUO1VO1.
- ↑ Euchner, Charles (2008-01-10). "Falling Man: The physics of surviving a 500-foot plunge". Newsweek Web. http://www.newsweek.com/id/90686?GT1=10755.
- ↑ Luke 10:19-20 - "Behold, I give unto you power... and nothing shall by any means hurt you [Alcides Moreno]."
- ↑ Hanes, Tim (2008-01-07). "The Republicans in freefall? Don’t believe it: Our correspondent finds a political parallel in the story of a plummeting window cleaner". The Times (UK). http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/tim_hames/article3142140.ece.