Thread: Things to toss from high places?

Originally Posted by Hokuro

Actually, the penny does not need to reach a Maximum speed or velocity, were talking about the sears tower or the empire state building, so i'd have to say that Dave_Akuma is correct, the width of the penny is sleak & could puncture the skull at such distance. You'd be lucky to survive.

PHYSICS. It has laws. The penny will accelerate due to the pull of gravity at a rate dependent on the mass of the object. It will fall until the force of the air resistance (lag) is equal to the force of gravity pulling down on the object. This is called terminal velocity, and the penny reaches this speed and mantains it until it hits the ground or what ever object gets in the way. ever wonder why a feather stops accalerating shortly after you let go?

Terminal Velocity & accaleration of a freefalling object:

a=accaleration (m/s^2) v=velocity (m/s) m=mass of penny (g)
f=force of gravity = 9.80 m/s g=accaleration of gravity = p.80 m/s^2 t=time(s)

f=ma
a=m/f
v=at

Velocity cannot increase forever. Gravity will increase the speed of the penny in the downward direction, thus increasing drag on the penny (air resistance). The penny WILL CONTINUE TO ACCALERATE UNTIL THERE IS NO NET FORCE ACTING ON THE OBJECT. As velocity increases, drag increases, but the accaleration of gravity remains the same. Thus eventualy the two will even out, and no more net force. Thus, no more accaleration. Terminal velocity reached.

Hmmm.......maybe i'm wrong.... well theres only one thing to do. Two words ^_^ "Scientific Methods" lol

I't doesn't make me reconsider, though........whoa, i'm way off the subject....lets stop this conversation thats all I got to say.

Things to toss from high places? Hmmm.....Hot bacon grease, so I can see if it cools off before it hits earth.

Haha... yeah, don't want to get too off topic. Well, I added another item to the list today.

My father!

Id like to toss george bush off a building. jk jk

Originally Posted by Eriadd

Haha... yeah, don't want to get too off topic. Well, I added another item to the list today.

My father!

And the modem...

Originally Posted by Zarriff

And the modem...

Especially the modem!

Originally Posted by kastelic4444

Id like to toss george bush off a building. jk jk

Yeah, you had better be jokin'!

Wonder how bad it would be if I dropped a water ballon...