 leo_s84
Male, 18-29, S. America
 20 Posts
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Monday, February 16, 2009 7:13:12 AM
Skydiving is awesome!!! |
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 Palfas
Male, 18-29, Midwest US
256 Posts
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Tuesday, February 10, 2009 4:51:01 AM
TheSharpest
Well, this is interesting. What just happened here?
Back on topic: aero is right. Basically there are 2 things that determine your velocity (not in a vacuum): surface which is fronting the wind and mass. Since a heavy person can weight twice as much a a thin person without doubling their surface, weight is more determinant than surface. Therefore, heavy people fall faster. Unless, as the author stated, a thin person employs one of those crazy suicidal positions (such as head down) to further reduce their wind-fronting surface.OMFG you are so wrong. If they are different weights but the same surface area (i.e. same drag), then they will fall at the same rate. Weight has absolutely nothing to do with the speed other then a heavier person might be fatter (i.e. more drag) Here, go learn something: Ask a Scientist |
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 h0ax_d3m0n
Male, 18-29, Europe
2187 Posts
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Monday, February 09, 2009 5:23:33 PM
i did'nt think there were "skydiving myths" until this post came along. |
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 beachbaby16
Female, 13-17, Eastern US
19 Posts
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Monday, February 09, 2009 1:27:18 PM
im going skydiving |
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 outdoorMINER
Female, 18-29, Southern US
150 Posts
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Monday, February 09, 2009 6:29:19 AM
I would like to sky dive in the near future. |
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 McGovern1981
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
1264 Posts
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Monday, February 09, 2009 6:00:49 AM
"Uhm...no. No it doesn't. how about a feather and a block of conrete? do you think that they fall at the same speed?"Without other factors like wind resistance a feather and block of concrete would fall at the same speed they meant something falling with just the force of gravity. |
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 Ughhzombie
Female, 18-29, Eastern US
219 Posts
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Sunday, February 08, 2009 7:07:59 PM
I wish I had the balls to do that but I can't even go on a plane without freaking out and depending on the minibar. Loved in the video when the dude did the superman arms though |
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 vicious_liar
Male, 13-17, Europe
973 Posts
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Sunday, February 08, 2009 3:03:43 AM
"everyone will fall at the same speed not taking into account wind resistance on clothes and what not but everything on earth falls the same speed regardless of weight"Uhm...no. No it doesn't. how about a feather and a block of conrete? do you think that they fall at the same speed? Skydiving is bloody scary, but maybe someday =] |
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 ThatWasFunny
Male, 13-17, Southern US
633 Posts
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Sunday, February 08, 2009 1:41:36 AM
Good stuff to know. :P |
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 M_Archer
Male, 13-17, Canada
12 Posts
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Saturday, February 07, 2009 11:06:36 PM
Ok, just to clear things up.Gravity makes all things fall at the same rate, but AIR slows them down. So heavier people do fall faster. |
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 yoimmylene
Female, 13-17, Midwest US
2058 Posts
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Saturday, February 07, 2009 9:13:54 PM
I'll never ever go skydiving. Not even for a trillion dollars. |
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 arcticsheep
Male, 13-17, Canada
59 Posts
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Saturday, February 07, 2009 2:07:42 PM
I want to make a "Top 10 Myths about "Top 10 Fascinating Skydiving Myths" Top 10", since so much of it is bs |
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 godamoungppl
Male, 13-17, Canada
154 Posts
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Saturday, February 07, 2009 12:24:24 PM
everyone will fall at the same speed not taking into account wind resistance on clothes and what not but everything on earth falls the same speed regardless of weight |
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liberalirony
Male, 18-29, Europe
134 Posts
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Saturday, February 07, 2009 11:32:27 AM
I'm guessing he's an idiot, but only cause its funnier. Oh and none of this was even mildly "fascinating." |
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 BlackiPod
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
1229 Posts
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Saturday, February 07, 2009 10:59:59 AM
Wow tannerb924 - youre eithe an idiot or you meant to say, "all of this is true" |
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 Boredx12
Female, 13-17, Europe
1661 Posts
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Saturday, February 07, 2009 10:01:50 AM
wows
I may have to try this =] |
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 habbazoot
Male, 13-17, Eastern US
2146 Posts
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Saturday, February 07, 2009 8:59:16 AM
tanner, thats what the list said except for the packing chute, which it says trust your own packing (if skydiving regulary) and explained the last myth
did you read or look at pictures?
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 tannerb924
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
491 Posts
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Saturday, February 07, 2009 8:42:06 AM
i went skydiving. none of this is true. the rip cord is almost always automatic, you cannot talk during freefall. no one will hear you, you dont go up when the chute is deployed. it seems that way in videos because the camera man often deploys his parachute a couple seconds after the other person, you wont die if your unconscious during freefall, everyone does not fall at the same speed. you can actually roughly control your speed, NEVER pack your own chute. always let a professional do it because thats the ONLY thing they do and they are really really good at it, you cannot deploy your chute at any height. too high it wont inflate, too low you wont slow down enough, you probably dont need a mask because you can hold your breath until you get to about 8,000 feet. that would be like 60 seconds, higher the altitude the SAME danger factor because of terminal velocity, its actually safer because you have more time to prepare yourself, if you hit pavement at 120 mph you'll die no matter wha |
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 miauw
Female, 18-29, Europe
98 Posts
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Saturday, February 07, 2009 4:32:34 AM
I got a skydiving-coupon for my birthday, once and never again, I got sick as hell! |
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 snoopdawgg
Male, 18-29, Asia
469 Posts
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Saturday, February 07, 2009 2:56:43 AM
for the noobs who suck in physics:
the heavier people DO NOT FALL FASTER;however, due to the wording of this statement, most people would assume "falling faster" to mean the ACCELERATION. Thus, it is easy to refute that heavier people fall faster.
That said. Heavier people could have higher terminal velocity (refer to terminal velocity formula) |
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 Cedar_mc
Female, 18-29, Western US
35 Posts
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Saturday, February 07, 2009 2:04:51 AM
I went skydiving last year. It was amazing and really surreal. |
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 baby_ruth
Female, 18-29, Western US
138 Posts
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Friday, February 06, 2009 11:20:27 PM
sky diving is still on my to do list at some point in my life |
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 Kharrut1
Female, 18-29, Southern US
84 Posts
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Friday, February 06, 2009 9:11:57 PM
yeah... still not skydiving. |
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 huck08
Male, 18-29, Southern US
410 Posts
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Friday, February 06, 2009 6:55:40 PM
hehe...all you "two objects will fall at the same time" people are funny...you always forget the whole "in a vacuum" part...hehe |
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 TheSharpest
Male, 13-17, S. America
1202 Posts
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Friday, February 06, 2009 6:35:45 PM
Well, this is interesting. What just happened here?
Back on topic: aero is right. Basically there are 2 things that determine your velocity (not in a vacuum): surface which is fronting the wind and mass. Since a heavy person can weight twice as much a a thin person without doubling their surface, weight is more determinant than surface. Therefore, heavy people fall faster. Unless, as the author stated, a thin person employs one of those crazy suicidal positions (such as head down) to further reduce their wind-fronting surface. |
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