No Ball, No Clones, No Fish: This Is My (Fringe) Theory On How Sherlock Survived the Fall

thescienceofreichenbach:

I’ve posted a lot of non-fall-related Reichenbachian theories recently, but I suppose I can only put off addressing the big question for so long.  How did Sherlock Holmes jump off a four-story building and live (plus what was up with him looking very dead on the street a few seconds later)?

Below is my theory on the matter.  It’s a little different from other theories I’ve read so far, possibly because I’m coming at it with a different set of biases regarding what constitutes an acceptable solution to the puzzle.  Or maybe because I just plain never liked the ball.

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Oh well. Now that’s just clever.
It’s plausible, and it’s simple and elegant. I’m not 100% convinced, but it’s just as likely as anything else.