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  • 25-06-2021
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A free-fall parachutist eventually reaches a top speed where air resistance prevents further acceleration. What name is given to this ‘top speed'?

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AL2006
AL2006 AL2006
  • 26-06-2021

The name given to it is "terminal velocity".

In reality, it isn't a velocity, and it doesn't happen in free-fall.

Go figure.

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