How Much Bubble Wrap Would It Take To Survive A Fall From Space 😯 #animation #facts #shorts

Added: 2026-05-16

[00:00:00]If you fell from the edge of space, [music] you would hit the atmosphere at around 17,000 mph, which would first burn you alive from the friction heat before you ever reach the ground.

[00:00:12]So, first you would need enough bubble wrap to act as a heat shield. Scientists estimate around 3 ft of compressed wrap to handle the thermal load.

[00:00:21]Then, for the actual impact, >> [music] >> you would need the wrap to absorb roughly 100 times your body weight in force, which works out to a sphere of bubble wrap approximately 3 mi wide surrounding [music] your body.

[00:00:35]That is a ball of bubble wrap larger than the island of Manhattan just to survive hitting the ground at terminal velocity.