I Dove Into A Pool And Broke My Neck - Quadriplegia

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4.8 • 524 Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2018

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Erin Saari's life changed when she dove into a pool and broke her neck. What physics are at play when a shallow dive goes horribly wrong? At what trajectory must one leap to accelerate the body to speeds capable of pulverizing the spinal column vertebrae into dust? Well, this isn't a math podcast, so don't expect to find those answers here! But we definitely dive into the world of Quadriplegia and the challenges of surviving a severe neck break!

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1:06.5	Music This is a CBC podcast. Well, I'm pretty jazzed up about this conversation.
1:11.6	I kind of, before you guys got here, I mentioned to Aaron that this is the first, first correct me of it wrong this is the first time we're diving into this kind of subject matter
1:17.4	right dude I'm coming in super blind okay Aaron hi I always do so why don't you fill
1:24.6	Taylor in with what it is we're talking about this is well taylor i'm like
1:29.8	sup what's going on yeah it doesn't look like there's anything wrong does it no well there you go
1:37.0	did you not see the wheelchair when you walked in to yeah there is a wheelchair i thought that was yours
1:41.9	no that's not for your bad back. My back is, has been really bad lately. I don't know if I've mentioned to you guys. You have mentioned it here and there. Not too long ago. Just a pre- Yeah. Oh, God. Just a preview as to how bad we are considering we asked you a question and you still haven't spoke yet. That's okay. No, I've listened to some of your podcasts. So I was ready for this. But also,
2:06.2	you canceled that day because you pulled your back out. And I'm like, I broke my neck man.
2:12.7	And I was ready to go. what a great way to be worse.
2:18.0	Right.
2:18.1	Drop the bomb on what we're talking about today.
2:20.2	You broke your neck and I like slightly threw my back and I was like, guys, I can't record.
2:27.2	I think the doctor would call it a tweak.
2:29.8	But that, that's it.
2:30.9	We were supposed to record a little while ago.
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