3 ms·

More accurately: initial upward acceleration while under impulse, immediately followed by 9.8 m/s^2 downward acceleration the instant that it leaves your hand.

• sliken 3y ago
  True, but the phone will detect that as 0 acceleration because it's in free fall. Same if you were to throw it hard enough to launch it into orbit.
  • rvbissell 3y ago
    Oh, yes of course -- thank you.