Falling is a leading cause of injury death. Only car accidents kill more people. But is it possible to survive a fall from an airplane?  It's happened a few times. Popular Mechanics did a bunch of research on this, and they found some surprising things. There are a few things you can do if you fall out of the plane. First, choose a target. You have some ability to steer yourself in the air. Look for something that may help your landing. Snow, mud, swamp, etc.  Avoid concrete and avoid water. Water doesn't compress. It's very dangerous. Assume a free fall position the way you see skydivers do it. Keeping your arms and legs out will help slow you down and steer a bit. Just before impact go feet first. Your legs essentially become a crumple zone. There are actually verified stories of people who survived falls from airplane height. Vesna Vulovic was traveling over Czecholslovakia in 1972 when the DC-9 in which she was a passenger blew up. She fell 33,000 feet. She survived by landing on a snowy incline. Alan McGee was a turret gunner on a B-17 Flying Fortress. He jumped out of the damaged plane over Saint Nazaire, France on Jan 3 1943. He fell through the roof of the St. Nazaire railroad station. Nicholas Alkemade jumped from a burning Lancaster bomber over Germany. His fall was broken by pine trees and snow. He suffered only a sprained leg. Historian Jim Hamilton has studies these stories extensively and believes there have been 42 survivors of falls greater than 10,000 feet. Stuff Your Dad Knows is hosted by Ethan Millard. What do you do when your children hit you up with crazy questions? Do you know the answer? Do you just pretend? Kids are smart, so this podcast empowers parents to answer those tough questions and stay at the top of the family food chain. If you want to be more efficient, just listen to the podcast with your children present. Then you don't have to be the information middle man. Family harmony is our goal! If you want to ask a question, use #stuffyourdadknows and Ethan will answer it for you! Follow him @EthanMillardKSL on Twitter.