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To: DesertRhino

What was the speed at the end of his trajectory.


27 posted on 02/23/2020 11:48:53 AM PST by crz
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To: crz
What was the speed at the end of his trajectory.

Terminal velocity?
35 posted on 02/23/2020 12:11:23 PM PST by farming pharmer
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To: crz

Looks like he fell for about 10 seconds, so roughly 100 mph. Enough to squash him.


37 posted on 02/23/2020 12:19:25 PM PST by DarrellZero
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To: crz

Don’t know, but from the video my SWAG (scientific wild ass guess) is 175 to 200kts +/-


43 posted on 02/23/2020 12:38:06 PM PST by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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To: crz

Assuming he made it to the 5000ft altitude (1524m):

v^2 = 2*(9.81m/s^2)*1524m

v = 173m/s or 387mph.

He’s dead, Jim...


47 posted on 02/23/2020 1:01:17 PM PST by Charles H. (The_r0nin) (Hwaet! Lar bith maest hord, sothlice!)
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To: crz

“What was the speed at the end of his trajectory?”

Zero.


70 posted on 02/23/2020 2:17:28 PM PST by samiam5
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To: crz

Zero.


115 posted on 02/23/2020 4:41:36 PM PST by narses (Censeo praedatorium gregem esse delendum. (The gay lobby must be destroyed))
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