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Thread: The Physics of Falling
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03-27-2008, 01:27 PM #1
The Physics of Falling
Ever lay awake at night wondering how fast you would be going upon impact if your bolt failed and you fell 135 feet? Ever wonder how many seconds it would take to hit the ground? Well, now these and other useless scenarios can be solved HERE.
Granted, these don't account for air density, air friction, and other minor variables, but it's a pretty good estimation -- especially when the falls are short (under 300 feet).
Ain't physics fun?It's only "science" if it supports the narrative.
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03-27-2008 01:27 PM # ADS
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03-27-2008, 01:58 PM #2
impact: way too hard.
speed: way too fast
time: long enough to realize #1 and #2. doesn't that suck.But if I agreed with you, we would both be wrong.
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03-27-2008, 06:05 PM #3
I always thought that the speed would be the same its just the size of the divit. Either way, dead is dead. It is the dead part that keeps me up at night not the speed part.
Life is Good
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03-27-2008, 06:13 PM #4Originally Posted by Scott Card
Yes this is true. We've all heard the stories of guys that have fallen over 60 feet and survived, and on the flip side I heard a story about a climber a while back that fell backwards 2 feet on an overhang and smacked the back of his head against a sharp rock, killing him.It's only "science" if it supports the narrative.
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03-27-2008, 07:25 PM #5
you have to read this. guy had a parachute malfundtion. fell 12,000 feet. and survived. he had way to long to think about hitting the ground. a blackberry bush broke his fall.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.../udiver120.xmlBut if I agreed with you, we would both be wrong.
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04-11-2008, 05:52 AM #6
When doing canyons on the sun, you want to check your gear really well. Those are much harder falls.
It's my job to call the BS around here. Get over it.
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