What does it feel like to be blown away?

Question

I know this sounds strange, but I've had this weird facination since childhood. What does it feel like to be blown off your feet by the wind? Where I live, 20km/h is considered rare, so we don't really know.

Answer 1

i dont really know.. but im curious too..

where do you live exactly?..

being 20 km rare.. how's that?

Answer 2

where do you live ... why is 20km rare?

Answer 3

it happened to me when I was little and it felt cool for a sec, like flying

Answer 4

I have never been blown off my feet.

I have been blown backwards by the wind.. I was standing on some slippery tiles at the time trying to monitor some wave (working for an emergency services group)

Anyway..  I was leaning as far forward as I could, but it was a real struggle.  Next thing I know I am moving backwards at a fast rate of knots... sliding accross the floor.

I slid for about 40 metres and then slammed into a wall.

The whole time I was thinking "Dont fall over"  and I didnt;  I did it all on my feet...  

It was creepy.

But for an indication of the power of nature, on another day I was out measuring wind speeds, was holding  a pole.  and an entire yacht went flying past me about 10 metres from my head.

I was just outside of that gust... If I was in it I would have been dead.