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Terminal velocity...a fallow up thread

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mitchk
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ok so i remember when fred syversen(if thats how its spelled) broke the drop record a while back and i remember somebody saying that what if somebody just finally reached terminal velocity and then they could just keep going bigger or w/e.

so anyway i heard this the other day and just thought id put it up

so in the superman position(spread eagled facing down),terminal velocity is 200km/h and you would reach that in about 620m.

Feb 17 2009 5:28PM
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NESblowjob
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why dont you test it   
Feb 17 2009 5:30PM
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NESblowjob
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just kidding
Feb 17 2009 5:30PM
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Shlogan
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how close have they gotten to terminal velocity?
Feb 17 2009 5:33PM
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mitchk
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well the new guy's cliff was what 350ft? so about110m right? so not very close..
Feb 17 2009 5:35PM
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Jwalk
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still thats risky because 650 or whatever is like instant death so anywhere between 300-649 would be like "ANKLES ARE BROKE ANKLES ARE BROKEN" right

Feb 17 2009 5:42PM
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birdshake
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yeah untill we become like super humans I dont think it will happen
Feb 17 2009 5:45PM
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Elg
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Any physics students out there who can calculate how fast he was falling when he hit the ground?
Feb 17 2009 6:24PM
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Jwalk
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is the "fallow part of the title sposed to be a play on words or did you spell it wrong by accident
Feb 17 2009 6:28PM
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49566738265
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It takes about 6 seconds to get to terminal velocity when I skydive, so you would need:

-A cliff that is at least 800-1000 feet high
-Skis made of steel
-A DIN of 50
-The ability to sit-fly with steel skis on your feet since the air can toss you around like a rag doll at 124 mph
-About 30 feet of the lightest powder known to man.
-A death wish

Feb 17 2009 6:42PM
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aoe
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Something tells me this ISN'T going to be like the 'how to get to Chad's' thread where the original poster proves everyone wrong and does it.
Feb 17 2009 8:25PM
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Blurst
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when you put it like that it doesnt seem very realistic
Feb 17 2009 8:30PM
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skithesprings
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ok, without wind resistance,

Vf^2 = Vi^2 + 2ad

so

x = 0^2 + 2(9.8m/s)(110m)

x = 46.4 meters per second = 167 kilometers per hour = 104 miles per hour

but this is without wind resistance and i cant remember how to calculate that so the speed is a bit higher than it should be, my guess is that he was somewhere around 100 to 120 kph.

Feb 17 2009 8:48PM
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