[FreepShop1]

Boy. Think about that last ride - those last seconds...

How many seconds did he have, assuming he was going at least 40 mph?

[TSgt]

600ft at 40mph

1 mile = 5280 feet so he went .11 miles

Time = Distance ÷ Speed

.16 seconds?

How’d I do?

[bill1952]

58.6 feet per second at 40MPH

A little over 10 seconds assuming no increase in speed during the fall...

[Interesting Times]

How many seconds did he have, assuming he was going at least 40 mph?

It doesn't matter how fast he was going sideways.

[jdub]

how fast he was going is immmaterial. he was accelerating downward at 9.8 meters per second, squared.

[sniper63]

Speed is irrelevant, 32 feet/sec, gravity is a wonderful thing...

[3niner]

How many seconds did he have, assuming he was going at least 40 mph?

His speed doesn't matter, because it was horizontal. What counts is the vertical acceleration of 32 feet per second per second. This works out to a bit over 6 seconds, ignoring air friction. Call it 7, and you'll probably be pretty close.

Of course, this assumes he flew to 600 feet down, and stopped abruptly. He probably bounced a few times, which would have taken longer.

[HardStarboard]

>>>How many seconds did he have, assuming he was going at least 40 mph?

If he dropped 600', it would take the same number of seconds at 40mph off the cliff as it would at 65mph or 105mph off the cliff.

The acceleration [downward] of gravity is a constant 32ft/sec/sec.

Assuming he drove off the cliff exactly horizontally the equation is D=1/2 at², where D = 600', and a=32'/sec/sec. Solving for t [time] you get 6.12 seconds - far to long to contemplate your mistake.