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it's approximately right on the fall speed, but not all of that energy is translated in the fall

Posted by Reagen Dec 9 '14, 07:47

Angle of entry matters of course. Belly flop = crushed organs, diver entry= fighting chance.

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- CANNONBALL!!!!!! -- nm - Strongbad Dec 9, 07:55
- in theory it's just trig and vector calculations - Reagen Dec 9, 07:54 11
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  - (and then wind resistance is going to eat up some of your speed too) -- nm - Reagen Dec 9, 07:55 9
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      - "Assuming a spherical insider trader ..." -- nm - Beryllium Dec 9, 08:20 3
        
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        Always a sphere. -- nm - all of physics is a sphere Dec 9, 08:29 1
        
        inside a vacuum? -- nm - Strongbad Dec 9, 08:42
      - from an energy basis, hitting the water at ~100 mph for an average human is about like getting hit with 8000 kg of mass. -- nm - Reagen Dec 9, 08:03 1
        
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      - hence my post. -- nm - Spawn Dec 9, 08:01
    - So belly flop on a calm day if I'm jumping off a bridge, got it. -- nm - spamlet Dec 9, 07:56
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