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



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