Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
that a rain drop, sans wind, only falls at 22 fps?

I didn't know that.

Cool.

Why is a drop of water exempt from the laws of gravity?


http://electron9.phys.utk.edu/phys13...2/Freefall.htm

Jim, wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
that a rain drop, sans wind, only falls at 22 fps?

I didn't know that.

Cool.

Why is a drop of water exempt from the laws of gravity?


http://electron9.phys.utk.edu/phys13...2/Freefall.htm

They hurt when you run into them at 120mph.

"Jim," wrote in message
...
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
that a rain drop, sans wind, only falls at 22 fps?

I didn't know that.

Cool.

Why is a drop of water exempt from the laws of gravity?

32 feet per second per second acceleration in a vacuum; most rain drops
don't fall in a vacuum. And yes, a pound of lead will hit the ground faster
than a pound of Styrofoam here in the real world.


http://electron9.phys.utk.edu/phys13...2/Freefall.htm

Jim, wrote:
:Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
: that a rain drop, sans wind, only falls at 22 fps?
:
: I didn't know that.
:
: Cool.

:Why is a drop of water exempt from the laws of gravity?

It's not, of course. Fluid resistance is the limiting factor in objects
falling in a fluid. A rain drop has a terminal velocity for the same
reason that a boat has a top speed: drag is equal to force pushing it
at that point. If you want to go faster, you need to increase the
power. (or reduce drag, which is why fast boats plane).

"David Scheidt" wrote in message
...
Jim, wrote:
:Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
: that a rain drop, sans wind, only falls at 22 fps?
:
: I didn't know that.
:
: Cool.

:Why is a drop of water exempt from the laws of gravity?

It's not, of course. Fluid resistance is the limiting factor in objects
falling in a fluid. A rain drop has a terminal velocity for the same
reason that a boat has a top speed: drag is equal to force pushing it
at that point. If you want to go faster, you need to increase the
power. (or reduce drag, which is why fast boats plane).



I think it's because of the shape a raindrop takes as it falls in air.
Forms a natural parachute so it's terminal velocity is limited by the shape
of the droplet.



Eisboch

Bert Robbins wrote:
Jim, wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
that a rain drop, sans wind, only falls at 22 fps?

I didn't know that.

Cool.

Why is a drop of water exempt from the laws of gravity?


http://electron9.phys.utk.edu/phys13...2/Freefall.htm

They hurt when you run into them at 120mph.

You can run 120 m.p.h.???

"basskisser" wrote in message
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Bert Robbins wrote:
Jim, wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
that a rain drop, sans wind, only falls at 22 fps?

I didn't know that.

Cool.

Why is a drop of water exempt from the laws of gravity?


http://electron9.phys.utk.edu/phys13...2/Freefall.htm

They hurt when you run into them at 120mph.

You can run 120 m.p.h.???


Several motorcycles will run at 120 mph. Therefore the rider is running 120
mph.

On Mon, 06 Nov 2006 20:00:37 GMT, "CalifBill"
wrote:


"basskisser" wrote in message
oups.com...

Bert Robbins wrote:
Jim, wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
that a rain drop, sans wind, only falls at 22 fps?

I didn't know that.

Cool.

Why is a drop of water exempt from the laws of gravity?


http://electron9.phys.utk.edu/phys13...2/Freefall.htm

They hurt when you run into them at 120mph.

You can run 120 m.p.h.???


Several motorcycles will run at 120 mph. Therefore the rider is running 120
mph.


Mine might go 120, but I'm not brave enough to find out.

"JohnH" wrote in message
news
On Mon, 06 Nov 2006 20:00:37 GMT, "CalifBill"
wrote:


"basskisser" wrote in message
roups.com...

Bert Robbins wrote:
Jim, wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
that a rain drop, sans wind, only falls at 22 fps?

I didn't know that.

Cool.

Why is a drop of water exempt from the laws of gravity?


http://electron9.phys.utk.edu/phys13...2/Freefall.htm

They hurt when you run into them at 120mph.

You can run 120 m.p.h.???


Several motorcycles will run at 120 mph. Therefore the rider is running
120
mph.


Mine might go 120, but I'm not brave enough to find out.

Some people have a need for speed, others don't.

CalifBill wrote:
"basskisser" wrote in message
ups.com...

Bert Robbins wrote:

Jim, wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:

that a rain drop, sans wind, only falls at 22 fps?

I didn't know that.

Cool.

Why is a drop of water exempt from the laws of gravity?


http://electron9.phys.utk.edu/phys13...2/Freefall.htm

They hurt when you run into them at 120mph.

You can run 120 m.p.h.???



Several motorcycles will run at 120 mph. Therefore the rider is running 120
mph.


It's an attack. He dumb, but not that dunb.