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Back-of-envelope math on an educational website says terminal velocity for a human in a horizontal position (that is, someone with some control over themselves
by msla 4y ago
Back-of-envelope math on an educational website says terminal velocity for a human in a horizontal position (that is, someone with some control over themselves trying to not go fast) is approximately 120 mph, achieved after falling about 1490 ft.
https://owlcation.com/stem/Drag-Force-and-the-Terminal-Velocity-of-a-Human https://owlcation.com/stem/Drag-Force-and-the-Terminal-Veloc...
- lkrubner 4y agoOxygen is much thinner at 33,000 feet. You can still breath at 15,000 feet, most of us have hiked up a mountain almost that tall. In the USA, if you live out West and do a lot of hiking, you've probably gone up at least 12,000 and maybe 14,000, so you understand what 15,000 is. But 33,000 feet? That is much more difficult to survive.