Answer
The relationship between force, area, and pressure is demonstrated. The person's body weight, if distributed over a large enough area (small and numerous broken pieces), results in a harmless low pressure.
Conceptual Physics (12th Edition)
by Hewitt, Paul G.
Published by
Addison-Wesley
ISBN 10:
0321909100
ISBN 13:
978-0-32190-910-7
Chapter 13 - Think and Discuss - Page 263: 99
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