To: ProtectOurFreedom
Due to the far greater height though, riders are spun at a reduced speed of 35mph compared to the usual 43 mph. LOL Yeah, because starting a free fall from 35 mph at 400 feet is much more dangerous than falling from 43 mph at 242 feet in the air.
Horizontal velocity doesn't make a bit of difference in the time it takes your body to reach the ground. It would affect the distance of your impact point from the ride, though.
6 posted on
05/25/2013 8:54:03 PM PDT by
FoxInSocks
("Hope is not a course of action." -- M. O'Neal, USMC)
To: FoxInSocks
Yeah the splat would be just a little further away.
7 posted on
05/25/2013 8:55:59 PM PDT by
Lurkina.n.Learnin
(President Obma; The Slumlord of the Rentseekers)
To: FoxInSocks
It probably has more to do with the machinery.
14 posted on
05/25/2013 9:04:02 PM PDT by
Bogey78O
(We had a good run. Coulda been great still.)
To: FoxInSocks
If you are slung out at the top I guess you will splat a half mile away from the tower.
58 posted on
05/26/2013 6:52:00 AM PDT by
bert
((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 .....Obama Denies Role in Government)
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