DisneyCane
Well-Known Member
A 44 oz soda weighs roughly 1.24 kg. When that weight is dropped from a height of 30' and subtracting 6' for the height of an adult male, it will produce an impact releasing 92 joules of energy. Current research shows that a concision will be incurred at around 56 joules or more. In spite of what you think, even a paper cup will not just break apart harmlessly releasing the liquid in a chuckle inducing splash. It will hold together just fine delivering a concision worthy blow to even a healthy adult male.
Does that sound lawsuit worthy enough to you?
As to what lawyers will or will not do, Jose Martinez successfully sued Disney, winning $8000, after he was left trapped on IASW for 40 minutes. If 40 minutes of listening to IASW will get you 8 grand, I am fairly certain a concussion will get you more.
You are wrong about the physics. There is a HUGE difference between dropping a 1.24kg metal ball on your head from 26' and a 1.24kg paper cup of liquid. The cup and liquid will absorb the vast majority of the force because it will crush and the lid will pop off and the soda will spray out. It is the same concept as why the SAFER barriers in auto racing work. The force on the driver of the exact same crash into a wall at the exact same speed is much lower because the wall absorbs more of the impact force.
Go get a 1.24kg metal ball and a 44oz paper cup of soda and drop them onto a tile floor from 26'. The metal ball will chip or crack the tile, the soda will not. Use a metal cube if you want to take away the surface area of the impact being a variable.
I guess I must have missed all of the injuries and deaths reported as a result of water balloons.