Nigel's 5-second fall to death

[ComedyPilot]

More to the point, if he had mudguards fitted...............................and lights.

Besides, it would never have happened at a risk-assessing obsessed BBC

 

[Maverick Goose]

Was he wearing a helmet? +1

 

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An object falling toward the surface of the Earth will fall 9.81 meters (or 32.18 feet) per second faster every second (an acceleration of 9.81 m/s² or 32.18 ft/s²). The reason an object reaches a terminal velocity is that the drag force resisting motion is approximately proportional to the square of its speed. At low speeds, the drag is much less than the gravitational force and so the object accelerates. As it accelerates, the drag increases, until it equals the weight. Drag also depends on the projected area. This is why objects with a large projected area relative to mass, such as parachutes, have a lower terminal velocity than objects with a small projected area relative to mass, such as bullets.


Hope that helps - a 5 second fall would be around 78 metres - so a fall from York Minster would be less than 4 seconds.

**** off - it's only a story.

 

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[661-Pete]

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Listen to a rerun of 'More or Less' on Radio 4 iplayer, from last Friday. It explains everything.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00x44l1/More_or_Less_07_01_2011/
I knew some real experts or other, would get on the case. At about 05:30 onwards.

Still doesn't explain the lack of a thud at the end though. Perhaps he was on a bungee rope? In which case, would he have died of exhilaration...

 

[Aperitif]

http://www.bbc.co.uk...ess_07_01_2011/
I knew some real experts or other, would get on the case. At about 05:30 onwards.

Still doesn't explain the lack of a thud at the end though. Perhaps he was on a bungee rope? In which case, would he have died of exhilaration...

He might have been a reet fat bast*rd - and the thud just collapsed , as like dough, when the air is kneaded out...

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Is he still dead?

 

[Aperitif]

Is he still dead?

Oh yeah! You can hear it again on iMort. Repeated at 18:40 tomorrow- bust your b*ll*cks going for the rerun!