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Posted: **Fri Sep 24, 2004 5:33 pm**

I just got back from skydiving for the first time. It was awsome

Can't wait to do it again

(The only problem though, is that everyone I know thinks i'm crazy ::)

)

Posted: **Fri Sep 24, 2004 5:34 pm**

Welcome to the club Andrew, its a serious rush

Now try bungee jumping

Posted: **Fri Sep 24, 2004 5:40 pm**

Welcome to the club Andrew, its a serious rush
Now try bungee jumping

I'd feel safer trusting in a parachute to save me than a rubber band, not too mention falling out of a plane would be instantanious death, where as a drop for a still object might mame the hell out of you, and you are sure to feel it for a long time!

Sounds awesome, I have always wanted to do that!! Never had the nerve yet.

(The only problem though, is that everyone I know thinks i'm crazy )

Heck we've known that all along!!!!

Posted: **Fri Sep 24, 2004 9:12 pm**

lol, sounds like fun! ;D

Posted: **Fri Sep 24, 2004 11:40 pm**

if your parachute doesnt work, you have time to think about stuff before you die....if the rubber band breaks, well...thats different.

Posted: **Sat Sep 25, 2004 12:00 am**

not too mention falling out of a plane would be instantanious death

Not true. There have been several people who have survived after falling from great altitudes.

Posted: **Sat Sep 25, 2004 1:21 am**

Not true. There have been several people who have survived after falling from great altitudes.

I'm willing to bet those people wished they had only fallen 9,000 feet

Posted: **Sat Sep 25, 2004 8:02 am**

I dunno....If I fall from 9K and live or if I fall from 14K and live....is one really better than the other? lol

Posted: **Sat Sep 25, 2004 8:16 am**

It makes no difference, after about 1000ft, you reach a point where you have reached maximum speed probably about 150miles an hour or something depending on yr weight and you can go no faster. I forget my physics for the proper term. (Doh!)
So 20 000 ft, or 1000ft does not really have much in it. ::)

Ben

Posted: **Sat Sep 25, 2004 8:58 am**

Terminal velocity?

Posted: **Sat Sep 25, 2004 9:20 am**

Terminal velocity?

Ay, thats the term! Thanks Jaffa!
I did get an A in physics... but that doesn't say much for forgetting that!

Ben

Posted: **Sat Sep 25, 2004 9:55 am**

welcome to the club bud ;D

I reckon everyone should try it at least once. Wehn it comes to bunjee jumping though you an forget it, your anckes/legs/back aint meant to take that kind of stress ::)

Posted: **Sat Sep 25, 2004 11:36 am**

...depending on yr weight and you can go no faster...

Your weight isn't really going to change anything.
It's only affect would be to make you a larger object;
thus creating more air resistance, and slowing you down.
But the drag created by that extra helping of holiday ham would probably be negligible.

Remember, all objects in free fall will accelerate at 9.81m/s2 on earth.
Drag is the only force that can govern the objects terminal velocity.

Posted: **Sun Sep 26, 2004 11:49 am**

Yeah, its the size of earth that determines our acceleration. The earth won't change in size, we won't change in acceleration. Thats why if you drop two objects, the same size and air resistance, they'll both accelerate at the same rate (if we ignore any air resistance difference on either).

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