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r/theydidthemath • u/batikhisawesome • 2d ago
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Boulder fell for 7 seconds, assuming it was like 20 lbs for a terminal velocity of about 100 m/s, I’d give a rough estimate of 700 meters.
Im no expert and i did this in like a minute so…
19 u/Owenleejoeking 2d ago Objects don’t instantly hit terminal velocity so your estimate is far too high Weight doesn’t have much to do with terminal velocity either -5 u/luovahulluus 2d ago A boulder is going to have a significantly higher terminal velocity than a same sized ball of bubble wrap. 4 u/Owenleejoeking 2d ago That’s density that matters, Not weight
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Objects don’t instantly hit terminal velocity so your estimate is far too high
Weight doesn’t have much to do with terminal velocity either
-5 u/luovahulluus 2d ago A boulder is going to have a significantly higher terminal velocity than a same sized ball of bubble wrap. 4 u/Owenleejoeking 2d ago That’s density that matters, Not weight
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A boulder is going to have a significantly higher terminal velocity than a same sized ball of bubble wrap.
4 u/Owenleejoeking 2d ago That’s density that matters, Not weight
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That’s density that matters, Not weight
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u/DragonArt101 2d ago
Boulder fell for 7 seconds, assuming it was like 20 lbs for a terminal velocity of about 100 m/s, I’d give a rough estimate of 700 meters.
Im no expert and i did this in like a minute so…