The scenario is this: the first Iron Man movie, Stark was in the desert kidnapped. His life hanging by a thread because of bomb shrapnel close to his heart, he survives because he is a genius and created the arc reactor that prevents the pieces of shrapnel to successfully do what they were meant to do. Happy side effect of the reactor is surplus of energy, which he used in powering up an exoskeleton which me made from scraps of missiles(again genius!). After installing gadgets here, flamethrower there, rocket boots down there and operating it with something like an MS-DOS system he is ready for his great escape.
After toasting some of his captors he escaped fine by blasting off thru the stratosphere. Here then enters my problem while in this height the power from his boots failed and he came crashing to the ground. I have watched a lot of documentary in Discovery channel that says at this height it does not matter whether you hit cement or water it will still feel like cement (I will presume that sand will feel the same way). So, how did Tony survive that fall? Not only did he survive it seems he only suffered some minor bruises.
Did the armor cushion his fall? I would think the armor would have been more detrimental when he hits the ground because you know it is metal and it is hard. Hard things does not really go well with soft skin and brittle bones considering your accelerating towards the ground.
I am stumped I need a better reason how Tony did not end up Splat! That's where you guys come in, you know where to impart your vast knowledge vvv.
