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To: gorush

Earth gravity nets 32 ft/sec/sec acceleration.


74 posted on 05/03/2009 6:05:52 PM PDT by MHGinTN (Believing they cannot be deceived, they cannot be convinced when they are deceived.)
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To: MHGinTN

Yup...the figures I gave are for a man sized object falling from a stationary point from under 3000’ MSL (although doesn’t vary greatly up to 7 or 8000’) Terminal velocity is reached after 12 secs.( or 1483’ distance traveled)..at roughly 120 mph to 200 mph depending on body position.


79 posted on 05/03/2009 6:18:06 PM PDT by gorush (History repeats itself because human nature is static)
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