Hiker plummets 1,000 feet to her death after slipping on ledge: ‘She was screaming’

New York Post ^ | November 23, 2022 | Ben Cost

[one guy in new jersey]

In a vacuum.

[Huskrrrr]

When I read the headline I wondered, screaming before or after she started falling?

[GingisK]

Terminal velocity would also be unique for each body. Of course, the the differences of these factors will be minimal.

[pfflier]

From 3rd grade science I can say that weight has nothing to do with it(Newton). And wind resistance really would not matter much in this case.

Add another couple of variables, friction and negative acceleration from contact with the mountain at X number of points, on the way down.

[353FMG]

Notice that the mass of the falling object is irrelevant in the formula

[GingisK]

In a perfectly controlled environment.

Simply a vacuum, no other controlled conditions for "perfect".

Still, the difference among people's fall rate wouldn't be significantly different. All bets are off when the body wing-suits are used.

[Fresh Wind]

Tom Petty-Free Fallin’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lWJXDG2i0A

[GOP_Party_Animal]

Also, "Dick, you're fired!"

[GingisK]

do the calculus

Ordinary algebra works.

[353FMG]

Mass doesn’t matter.

[D Rider]

It takes 12 seconds for a human to accelerate to terminal velocity. Terminal velocity prone is 54m/s, vertical is 90m/s. 1000feet is 304meters.

So first of all she never reached terminal velocity. So the equation is sqrt(2*304/9.8) or 7.88 seconds.

[calljack]

“The mountains don’t care if you live or die.”

Its worse than that.

The mountain doesn’t even KNOW if you live or die.

[353FMG]

Typically beautiful European landscape.

Only thing missing is LNG.

[calljack]

“The mountains don’t care if you live or die.”

Its worse than that.

The mountain doesn’t even KNOW if you live or die.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMdBQfgTQn0

[Pikachu_Dad]

But wind resistance does!

Terminal velocity is affected by the surface area. Pitt she didn’t have on a glide suit.

[al baby]

a lifetime for her

[sasquatch]

4 yrs in Boulder. Nearly bought it at Elephant Buttresses.
Re: weather... wait 10 min.
At the start of a climb it was 70 deg... Half way up, staring at the bottom, I saw my helmet and leather jacket on my motorcycle.Then it snowed.
One of those ‘Ah $hit’ moments.

[Trailerpark Badass]

Is she African or European?

[Scrambler Bob]

In a vacuum.

[The Duke]

"How long does it take to fall 1000 feet?"

That fall took 7.8842818533545 seconds. Velocity on impact = 172.95631853346 mph.

Give or take ...