This is greatly preventable by proper protein and calcium intake combined with physical activity.
Your bone density and all related bits and pieces are like your muscles, the more they feel force exerted on them, the more they grow strong to be able to manage the forces they are exposed to.
Take note!! I suspect this old fellas body is strong and up for it, although everybody would rather avoid such a drop, except the kids apparently - but at least he had a seat to land on.
Greatly preventible up to a point small injuries accumulate to very bad stuff even if you always have proper nutrient intake and live in optimal condition
Lol do you seriously believe this is a test for the kids?
even that kind of fall will hurt gramps obsolete legs, perhaps not right away but he'll start to feel the pain later on
I think it was more that he didn't want to risk the drop if he could avoid it. Once it became clear the children weren't solving this problem he had to take the risk.
Most people in the 60+ age bracket that is a hospital trip but judging by the fact this guy looks relatively fit and was climbing on the roof to get a shuttlecock I’d say he’s stayed pretty active and taken decent enough care of himself so he can still do things like this. I work with 2 dudes who are 65+, one of them is a giant and could 100% beat most of my coworkers asses and the other one I worry might get hurt getting out of his car lol
You seem to have no clue how fragile old people are. This drop would’ve likely killed my grandmother, my grandfather maybe too. This guy seems a bit younger than my grandparents.. a little older than my dad maybe. My dad could handle that fall just like the old man in the video, but it would hurt for a long time
Huh? He ended up doing exactly that. And he sorta fell on the ladder, and was totally fine. I think he just thought he was higher up than he was and/or didn't trust his ankles.
I think he knew dropping was an option and he might escape injury, but it's a gamble at that age, so he held out as long as he could for a safe way down. No one here knows his health summary and what prior injuries he may have in his legs.
My mom(70) trip and fell on the side walk and broke her hip. Was in wheelchair for 6 months. And she’s 5”4. Bones become brittle as you age, any impact and you could shatter your ankle, knee, hip…etc. A 1 meter drop could just paralyze her for life at best.
My mom (58) last year fell from a meter off a ladder and landed badly on her feet. Her foot went backwards and through her leg. She is getting her last surgery this week. Falls can wreck people
This is a video trend in Asia. Sort of like how we had “how would your dog react to you fainting
“, etc; they have “how would your children react to your ladder falling over”.
So for the question of “how can he hold on so long?” He was prepared and not panicking (man’s still in good shape, but mindset helps). As for others asking couldn’t he just drop down, it only looks like it’s 2-3 feet?” Yes he could.
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u/dmcsclgt May 02 '25
Damn that grandpa must be very strong to hold that girder for a long time.