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Re: Was Rocco Top Speed, now Cement Filled Yugo Physics Discussion
Actually terminal velocity is more like 180 mph.
John
Jim Jarrett wrote:
> At 12:43 PM -0400 9/2/99, 16v Jason wrote:
> >At 11:56 AM 9/2/99 , you wrote:
> >>assuming that they would have to be dropped from diferent heights. they
> >would
> >>both reach their teminal velocity at the same point, because they are the
> >>same shape. they cement filled yugo has more kinetic enery that is all. it
> >>won't fall any faster than the empty yugo.
> >>-slsn
> >
> >
> >
> >Hey Alan,
> > I have to differ with you...
> >
> > Let's assume that the cars were both dropped from the same height (i.e.
> >the top of a building). They would both accelerate at the same rate, at
> >first, i.e. somewhere around 9.8 ms^-2.
> >
> >However, the lighter one has a lower terminal velocity... so it would stop
> >accelerating at some point (if facing downward probably somewhere around
> >130mph), but the other one would continue accelerating to a higher velocity.
> >
>
> Ok, I may be missing something here, but isn't 130mph terminal
> velocity for the average human being? I haven't seen the formula to
> see if mass has anything to do with it.......seems strange that a car
> and a person would accelerate to the exact same speed...
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