We are falling at teh same speed as the elevator?
2006-10-10 01:36:02 · 11 answers · asked by preeteshanjay 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
i agree with domze68
2006-10-10 01:51:59 · answer #1 · answered by itsme 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you are falling at the same speed as the elevator. Therefore, whether or not you jump out at the last moment will not make a difference in your force of impact. The same holds true with driving in a car. If you're driving 70 miles an hour, then your body is travelling at 70 miles an hour - albeit sitting in the driver seat. If the car were to suddenly stop, say if it hit another car or obstacle, and you weren't wearing a seatbelt - your body would continue at 70 miles an hour through the windshield until you came to a rest on the pavement. The only difference between the car and the elevator is that the speed is generated by gravity in a falling elevator. (9.8m/s squared). Gravity is a powerful force, and whether you are in an elevator or not, it will act on you the same way. If you pointed a gun straight out over a field and there was NO wind, and you held a bullet in your hand next to the gun... then you fired a bullet from the gun at the exact same time as you dropped the other bullet from your hand... which bullet would hit the ground first? Answer: They hit at the same time. Gravity acts the same at the same rate, regardless of horizontal distance travelled. Just like jumping off an elevator. Hope this helps.
-truth seeker
2006-10-10 01:49:08 · answer #2 · answered by truth seeker 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, most likely you will be killed as the top of the elevator crushes you like a bug under your foot. You will gain only an extra fraction of a second of life by jumping, though; time enough for just one more scene from your life to pass before your eyes before death jumps out to smite you with his scythe...and thank you for the question...the elevators in this building where I work have been making some pretty strange sounds lately........
2006-10-10 01:47:25 · answer #3 · answered by The Mystic One 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mythbusters checked it out. The answer is yes.
You will reduce your falling speed by jumping, but it will be such a tiny fraction of your total speed that it won't matter much. How fast can you jump? 100MPH?
Your best bet would be to lie flat on the floor. This would stabilize you and spread out the force of the impact - so that no single part of your body would take the brunt of the blow. But, it's still gonna hurt!
2006-10-10 01:39:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Don't be silly. How would you know when to jump anyway? And how do you jump at that speed? And finally, what is your point of interest: human disaster or physics of pain?
2006-10-10 01:45:06 · answer #5 · answered by Michael K 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Answer #1 got it right.
It won't matter, and you won't know, anyway.
Your best bet is to actually lay flat on the ground with your arms and legs stretched out. The energy will (hopefully) dissipate through you, and not do too much damage.
2006-10-10 01:44:29 · answer #6 · answered by rouschkateer 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you believe that, I was told that if you lift a skunks hind legs off the ground he can't squirt because he uses the rear leg muscles to do so. Any takers?
2006-10-10 01:39:13 · answer #7 · answered by doktordbel 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if u jump, u will still get hurt...ur gonna jump, bounce of the cieling, and gravity will take over from there lol
2006-10-10 01:53:02 · answer #8 · answered by Kashief 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-10-10 02:00:06 · answer #9 · answered by SdM 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will be hurt but the intensity will be less than otherwise
2006-10-10 01:40:40 · answer #10 · answered by babu m 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋