2006-12-09 22:31:43 · 6 answers · asked by Small Lady 4 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Other - United States
Grand Canyon National Park is the answer.
The formula .5 (acceleration)(t)(t).
Acceleration = 32 , (t= time) then .5 x 32 x 12 x 12 = 2,300 feet high (cliff).
But don't be confuse here the canyon isn't only 2,300 feet deep . That is only one cliff, if you go from the top to the bottom, you will have to go down many cliffs for about 5,000 feets.
Try that formula above when you are over a bridge and you will know how far you are from the river.
2006-12-10 05:04:52 · answer #1 · answered by speakoutpierre 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do y'all insist on applying the formula. It only takes a few seconds to reach 'teminal velocity' where the air resitance equals gravity and you accelerate no more. It depends on whether you curl into a ball or spread out real good. Just use 120 mph because we all remember 60 as 88 feet per second, so 120 must be 176 fps. The '12 second tour' is probably less than 2000 feet.
The thing is, very few people have fallen at Grand Canyon and very few have fallen from Angel's Landing at Zion (though it looks easy to fall from). Still it makes a catchy saying.
2006-12-10 16:52:51 · answer #2 · answered by Mike 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grand Canyon
2006-12-10 17:41:34 · answer #3 · answered by sunshine05rose 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That sounds an awful lot like a humorous way of referring to someone going from top to bottom at the Grand Canyon assisted only by gravity.
2006-12-10 06:37:39 · answer #4 · answered by DJL2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is this a riddle? A very deep canyon in the Rockies. May I suggest the Grand Canyon? Zion is not very deep, nor is Bryce.
2006-12-10 11:37:19 · answer #5 · answered by Sam the Man 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grand Canyon
Assuming accelaration at 10m/sec/sec then this would suggest the canyon is about 2300 feet deep.
2006-12-10 06:37:18 · answer #6 · answered by Mark T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋