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feathers and bowling balls do not have the same coefficient of drag
So a rope and a human has the same coefficient of drag?
Bungee jump goes wrong but a question
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So a rope and a human has the same coefficient of drag?
So a rope and a human has the same coefficient of drag?
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that's the one.
I think free fall would be 10m per second cubed. But the bungee would have slowed her descent.
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Dunno.
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In a lot of maths/science related threads I've noticed you become amazed at how numbers and logic come together to give a good answer. If you like that stuff you should read up on a few books for beginners. It may end up leading you to a new path in life (career wise?).
they won't stay in them (they like to sit in the still water of side-streams) but they'll happily snap at something like a person if they're passing through.
So a rope and a human has the same coefficient of drag?
wat?
Without going all soft, but that is the first compliment i've had in a very long time, thanks, I think you're right though I really need to start at the beginning again, luckily i've already made steps into looking for my path in life.In a lot of maths/science related threads I've noticed you become amazed at how numbers and logic come together to give a good answer. If you like that stuff you should read up on a few books for beginners. It may end up leading you to a new path in life (career wise?).
Cheers mate.
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With this story so high profile, there's all the more reason to do this.
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That rope looked really frayed when she first jumped. I'd be jumpy about doing it anyway but think I'd feel even worse after seeing that rope!
The rope does look ropey (no pun intended) however it looks like it snapped at the top on that joint.
I'm 35 and was not taught this in school, I was classified as thick and not much good at anything, tbh i've learnt more away from that crap-factory.
Just one silly question. Dont you have to take the factor of her weight in order for the equation to be more accurate?
Thanks for the reply.
Weight is important only when terminal velocity is reached, which would not happen within 3 seconds for a human. Drop a human and a mouse off a plane though and the human will hit the ground much earlier because it's heavier, regardless of drag and surface area.
Though drag coefficients, fluid density and surface area do need to be taken into account to get an very accurate estimation of how far she fell, it's impossible to obtain from the video and is not a big factor here.
Using the equation S=1/2at^2 then assuming the bungee broke at it's greatest point of stress, ie when her initial velocity was about 0, she would have fallen 44m or 144ft. Not taking into account aforementioned drag or surface area.
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