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The terminal velocity of a giant tube tumbling through the atmosphere is a lot closer to 200mph than 3,200mph.
by sk5t 15y ago
The terminal velocity of a giant tube tumbling through the atmosphere is a lot closer to 200mph than 3,200mph.
- tstegart 15y agoAhh, got it. I expected more of a speedup as they dropped the last mile or so. I guess they didn't slowdown very fast right away because there wasn't much air up in the upper atmosphere.