You are 3000 feet in the air and about 200 pounds.
And what will you think on your way down?
2006-08-26 04:20:00 · 6 answers · asked by Einstein 7 in Sports ➔ Other - Sports
I will leave the math to others on this.
But unless you fall into a swampy area, I would kiss my tush and hug it tight for a final goodbye...:)
2006-08-26 05:55:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, Einstein, it depends how up you are when you jump. First you fall at 32 feet per second then it doubles until you're falling several hundred feet per second. If you hold your body flat out against the wind, it acts as a sail and you fall slower. So your question has no clear cut answer. Your weight has nothing to do with it--all objects fall at the same speed.
2006-08-26 05:24:46 · answer #2 · answered by heyrobo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just a minute.
btw. your weight is irrelevant. Terminal velocity is about the same for every person. About 195 km/h (120 Mph). It would take about 5.5 seconds to reach that speed. This speed increases to about 320 km/h (200 Mph) if the skydiver pulls in his limbs. This is also the terminal velocity of the Peregrine Falcon diving down on its prey.
You do the math.
2006-08-26 04:25:01 · answer #3 · answered by Puppy Zwolle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not long enough (about 50 feet per second)
2006-08-26 04:27:37 · answer #4 · answered by Slojo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the thing is wen do u pull the parachute???
2006-08-26 15:25:02 · answer #5 · answered by MetalHeadsUnite 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends how high.
2006-08-26 04:23:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋