Bottomless Pit... Half Full or Half Empty?

I wonder what happens to you when you fall into a bottomless pit? Some nerdy bottomless pit expert will probably say that you'd die from falling so fast, or from eventually starving. I, on the other hand, would like to think it would be an amazing journey. A free-fall like that would be awesome, plus imagine all the other falling people you'd meet while on your trip... But I guess that's just the optimist in me.