8 Feb
2004
8 Feb
'04
1:32 p.m.
Michael Carnes wrote:
Have you figured out terminal velocity for the ball yet?
Everyone that I've heard from that has calculated the velocity has come up with different number. All number, however, exceed those of a flat, stable, face to Earth skydiver. I'd still like to try chasing one but now that the skydiving drop zone has moved from the wide open spaces down near Cedar Valley where we could have dropped balls safely to a residential area in Erda that's probably out. The one glimmer of hope would be if someone comes forward willing to sponsor the event. That way we could pay the drop zone to hold the drop in the boonies and supply a freefall videographer to capture it all on tape. Patrick