2.856173962458069 seconds

[graemepb]

That's how long the fall would be. Is it strange that I calculated my own death?

 

[windlepoons]

Its understandable. You want to know how long you would have to think after being committed.

How did doing the calculation make you feel?

 

[graemepb]

quite indifferent actually. i was just bored

 

[StevenSiew]

That's how long the fall would be. Is it strange that I calculated my own death?

39.9 metres or 131.14 feet

I say you started the calculations with 40 metres but you did not take into account air resistance. I think it would be closer to 3 seconds if you take air resistance into account.

 

[graemepb]

39.9 metres or 131.14 feet

I say you started the calculations with 40 metres but you did not take into account air resistance. I think it would be closer to 3 seconds if you take air resistance into account.

oh i knew it would be. that's an estimate for average gravitational acceleration in a vacuum