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<blockquote data-quote="LazarusLong42" data-source="post: 1246435" data-attributes="member: 9620">The following is a table for time fallen in seconds, as well as velocity and distance fallen.&nbsp; Basically, you reach terminal velocity within one round (1) (at about 5.5 s, actually)--ASSUMING you're trying to slow your fall by spreading out, rather than balled up or pointed like a diver.&nbsp; Taking this assumption, you'll fall 572 ft in round one, and a further 1056 ft in round two... which are pretty darn close to dcollins's 500 and 1000 ft estimates, which are easier to remember.[code]t(s)&nbsp; &nbsp; v(ft/s)&nbsp; &nbsp; d(ft)0&nbsp; &nbsp; 0&nbsp; &nbsp; 00.5&nbsp; &nbsp; 16&nbsp; &nbsp; 41&nbsp; &nbsp; 32&nbsp; &nbsp; 161.5&nbsp; &nbsp; 48&nbsp; &nbsp; 362&nbsp; &nbsp; 64&nbsp; &nbsp; 642.5&nbsp; &nbsp; 80&nbsp; &nbsp; 1003&nbsp; &nbsp; 96&nbsp; &nbsp; 1443.5&nbsp; &nbsp; 112&nbsp; &nbsp; 1964&nbsp; &nbsp; 128&nbsp; &nbsp; 2564.5&nbsp; &nbsp; 144&nbsp; &nbsp; 3245&nbsp; &nbsp; 160&nbsp; &nbsp; 4005.5&nbsp; &nbsp; 176&nbsp; &nbsp; 4846&nbsp; &nbsp; 176&nbsp; &nbsp; 5726.5&nbsp; &nbsp; 176&nbsp; &nbsp; 6607&nbsp; &nbsp; 176&nbsp; &nbsp; 7487.5&nbsp; &nbsp; 176&nbsp; &nbsp; 8368&nbsp; &nbsp; 176&nbsp; &nbsp; 9248.5&nbsp; &nbsp; 176&nbsp; &nbsp; 10129&nbsp; &nbsp; 176&nbsp; &nbsp; 11009.5&nbsp; &nbsp; 176&nbsp; &nbsp; 118810&nbsp; &nbsp; 176&nbsp; &nbsp; 127610.5&nbsp; &nbsp; 176&nbsp; &nbsp; 136411&nbsp; &nbsp; 176&nbsp; &nbsp; 145211.5&nbsp; &nbsp; 176&nbsp; &nbsp; 154012&nbsp; &nbsp; 176&nbsp; &nbsp; 1628[/code](1) <a href="http://hypertextbook.com/facts/JianHuang.shtml" target="_blank">http://hypertextbook.com/facts/JianHuang.shtml</a> discusses terminal velocity estimates for skydivers as being around 125 mph, or about 180 ft/s.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LazarusLong42, post: 1246435, member: 9620"] The following is a table for time fallen in seconds, as well as velocity and distance fallen. Basically, you reach terminal velocity within one round (1) (at about 5.5 s, actually)--ASSUMING you're trying to slow your fall by spreading out, rather than balled up or pointed like a diver. Taking this assumption, you'll fall 572 ft in round one, and a further 1056 ft in round two... which are pretty darn close to dcollins's 500 and 1000 ft estimates, which are easier to remember. [code]t(s) v(ft/s) d(ft) 0 0 0 0.5 16 4 1 32 16 1.5 48 36 2 64 64 2.5 80 100 3 96 144 3.5 112 196 4 128 256 4.5 144 324 5 160 400 5.5 176 484 6 176 572 6.5 176 660 7 176 748 7.5 176 836 8 176 924 8.5 176 1012 9 176 1100 9.5 176 1188 10 176 1276 10.5 176 1364 11 176 1452 11.5 176 1540 12 176 1628[/code] (1) [url]http://hypertextbook.com/facts/JianHuang.shtml[/url] discusses terminal velocity estimates for skydivers as being around 125 mph, or about 180 ft/s. [/QUOTE]

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