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Discuss Man commits suicide in a mobility buggy in The NAAFI Bar on The Army Rumour Service; Er, no: 32 fps is how fast he'd be falling if he fell for one second; his average speed over that distance would be 16fps. If he fell 32', then his impact speed would be ...
  1. 08-08-2012, 13:27 #91
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    Er, no: 32 fps is how fast he'd be falling if he fell for one second; his average speed over that distance would be 16fps.

    If he fell 32', then his impact speed would be 48fps as he'd have been falling for 1.5 seconds.


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