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Old 06-27-09, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by supramax
Get this through your heads, guys: The speed of a falling body is independent of its weight. This is a scientific fact, a law.
Vt = sqrt((2 * m * g) / (rho * A * Cd))

where

Vt = terminal velocity,
m = mass of the falling object,
g = acceleration due to gravity,
Cd = drag coefficient,
rho = density of the fluid through which the object is falling, and
A = projected area of the object.

Do you see that term "m * g"?
That is called w_e_i_g_h_t.
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