In the First Defenestration, the defenestratees landed on pikes held up by an angry mob, so it didn't really matter how far they fell. In the Second, they landed on a pile of garbage, and so escaped. Masaryk, being the boss in the Foreign Minstry, had the misfortune of having his office on the top floor...
Hard work often pays off over time,
but laziness always pays off right now.