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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
by 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 agoAh, because after that first 2/3rds, you're going too fast to have time to accelerate much more.