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    4. how high can a person jump upwards from a standing start
    how high can a person jump upwards from a standing start

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    +1  Views: 1171 Answers: 4 Posted: 13 years ago
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      How high or how far? 

      13 years ago. Rating: 4
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        clu

        Well I don't know- Colleen-I'll ask how high?
        commented 13 years ago
        Colleen

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        About a foot.
        commented 13 years ago
        clu

        I would of thought it would be higher than that!-Does it count if you pull your feet up -would that be higher?
        commented 13 years ago
        Colleen

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        No, that's cheating.
        commented 13 years ago
        oliver.creaney1

        thats close to what i thought. my ans. was 17inches
        commented 13 years ago
        Colleen

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        I think the answer will differ depending on a person's leg strength.
        commented 13 years ago

        I know when I was in school it was all I could do to reach an 8' ceiling, but I could stand under a Basketball rim jump and touch it, my brother who was 2" shorter than I was, could get his hand above enought to hold on, thats more than 2 '....

        13 years ago. Rating: 2
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          Headless Man

          Big calf muscles...
          Thanks, dondowningjr@aol.com I like photo editing....
          commented 13 years ago

          The standing high jump record seems to be 180cm. The standing long jump was an olympic event until 1912. I think I jumped at least that high when I nearly stood on a king brown snake while in Oz.

          13 years ago. Rating: 2
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            My guess would be it would depend if the boss were around..

            13 years ago. Rating: 1
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