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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Nope, no way its terminal velocity is 100 MPH.. not a chance in hell.

Human being’s terminal velocity is about 120 MPH.

Wind resistence on a tumbling Iphone which ways about 1/2 a lbs, with the surface area it has, no way on God’s green earth in free fall it got anywhere close to 100 MPH.

I am assuming its TUMBLING, which it almost certainly would be.

There is absolutely no way a 1/2 lb item with a suface area of an iphone tumbling and falling freely got anywhere near 100MPH.. Only time it would have been moving that fast was probably for a few seconds after it exited the plane and it bled off the velocity it inherited from the jet.

Not a chance in hell it fell to earth at anything close to 100MPH.


18 posted on 01/09/2024 12:49:36 PM PST by HamiltonJay
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To: HamiltonJay

This sounds like a perfect test for MythBusters !


25 posted on 01/09/2024 1:12:06 PM PST by Senormechanico
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