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Whats the terminal velocity of a pineapple?
espio100:
Asking for a friend
I had to calculate you need to drop a pineapple from 553 meters to generate enough force to bash in someones skull and kill that said person but thats like 104.11 m/s wich is quite a lot (implying the watermelon weighs 905g (or 8.87 N))
SeventhSandwich:
This is a non-trivial problem. Terminal velocity is a result of fluid friction with the atmosphere, which is a function of stuff like shape, density, and surface area. This is a complicated problem to solve mathematically for most shapes besides spheres. The easiest way to figure this out would be to drop a pineapple from very high up.
espio100:
--- Quote from: SeventhSandwich on May 20, 2017, 04:16:01 PM ---This is a non-trivial problem. Terminal velocity is a result of fluid friction with the atmosphere, which is a function of stuff like shape, density, and surface area. This is a complicated problem to solve mathematically for most shapes besides spheres. The easiest way to figure this out would be to drop a pineapple from very high up.
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I know but idk maybe some of you knew. Lets just imply the pineapple is balloon shaped, then what?
Is it even possible to reach 104m/s in the first place? A pineapple is somewhat earo dynamic I think
Maxwell.:
you could probably approximate the shape close to one of these and use the numbers in the terminal velocity equation but like seventh said it's easier just to drop it from high up
bestguy22:
why would your friend want to know the terminal velocity of a pineapple