after dropping a thermometer and observed it to hit the ground 8 seconds later, how high am i?

Answer 1

The distance an object falls in time t is h = 0.5*g*t^2. In this case, g is 9.8 m/s^2 and t is 8 s, so h = 0.5(9.8)8^2 = 313.6 m.

Incidentally, the idea of throwing a thermometer off a building sounds like it was inspired by the legendary "barometer problem."

Answer 2

S=(1/2)at^2
S=(1/2)(32)8^2
S=(16)(64)=1024ft
The thermometer was 1024 feet high but I couldn't
tell you exactly how high you were.

Answer 3

if you dropped it in vacuum, you are 320 meters above ground, which means that you could not see it hit the ground.
if you dropped it in the atmosphere, you are 275 meters maximum above ground (because of air friction), that also means you could not see it hit the ground
if you dropped in in water,I don't have the answer, not even a guess of how high you are, but it is possible that the height was much smaller, and you could see it hit the ground.

Answer 4

Mate, to me it sounds like your high as a kite. But physics was not one of my strong subjects. Get off the grass

Answer 5

8 seconds? I'd say you were pretty damn stoned. I wish I was that high...

Answer 6

s=ut+1/2*a*t^2
u=0
t=8sec
a=9.81m/sec^2
s=1/2*9.81*64 m
=313.92 m

Answer 7

whoa...a physics question??? oh man...sure is high logically...mayb 4 - 6 storeys high??

Answer 8

I depends - how much have you smoked?