4 ms·

Shouldn't the speed ramp up quite a bit in that last 1/3?

• wyager 5y ago
  Less than 1/3rd of the velocity will come from the last 1/3rd of the fall. If you’re going X speed after 2 stories, you’d be going sqrt(3/2)X = 1.22X after the last 1/3rd, ignoring drag. Energy increases linearly with fall height though, and energy is probably what mostly kills you. (Again ignoring drag.)
  • ReactiveJelly 5y ago
    Ah, because after that first 2/3rds, you're going too fast to have time to accelerate much more.
    • DuskStar 5y ago
      The first quarter of the fall distance takes half of the time.
      • aerique 5y ago
        Wow, thanks! So totally reverse from what I was assuming.