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Can you die of falling on the moon?
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"What’s with all the space stuff?!
I’d probably manage it somehow. I’m awesome at hurting myself from the smallest of falls. "
Let me rephrase the question, can you survive the highest natural freefall on the moon. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"0.165G. 100kg person would only weight 16.5kg, can you die from falling of the highest elevation difference on the moon?"
It would depend on the terminal velocity is when in freefall I suppose. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"0.165G. 100kg person would only weight 16.5kg, can you die from falling of the highest elevation difference on the moon?
It would depend on the terminal velocity is when in freefall I suppose. "
There is no terminal velocity limit on the moon as there is no atmosphere.
The highest point is 35,387 feet. |
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"What’s with all the space stuff?!
I’d probably manage it somehow. I’m awesome at hurting myself from the smallest of falls.
Let me rephrase the question, can you survive the highest natural freefall on the moon."
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By (user no longer on site)
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I would think so, there is enough gravity to keep you grounded to the moon so you cant exactly jump so hard that you just float away so I would think that its a strong enough pull to kill you, it doesnt take much to kill someone just a bang on the head, a fall off of a 3ft wall can kill you. |
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"What’s with all the space stuff?!
I’d probably manage it somehow. I’m awesome at hurting myself from the smallest of falls.
Let me rephrase the question, can you survive the highest natural freefall on the moon."
Do you think me falling over isn’t a free fall? I certainly didn’t plan on doing it |
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"0.165G. 100kg person would only weight 16.5kg, can you die from falling of the highest elevation difference on the moon?"
Falling is rarely dangerous... the abrupt stop when you finish falling however is a different thing.
Without an atmosphere, the moon would effectively have no terminal velocity. So, although your acceleration due to gravity would be slower, you would keep accelerating until you hit the floor.
If you fell from 500m, it would take you about 24 seconds to hit the ground so with the moons gravity accelerating you at 1.7m per second per second, you would be travelling at just over 50mph by the time you hit the ground... that might hurt.
The highest "peak" on the moon is 10,700 meters high and a fall from that height would give you an impact speed of around 450mph (rough mental calculation)...
So obviously, the answer to the question is yep
Cal |
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"0.165G. 100kg person would only weight 16.5kg, can you die from falling of the highest elevation difference on the moon?
It would depend on the terminal velocity is when in freefall I suppose.
There is no terminal velocity limit on the moon as there is no atmosphere.
The highest point is 35,387 feet."
32ft per second per second X 0.165 from that high, I would say so. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"0.165G. 100kg person would only weight 16.5kg, can you die from falling of the highest elevation difference on the moon?
Falling is rarely dangerous... the abrupt stop when you finish falling however is a different thing.
Without an atmosphere, the moon would effectively have no terminal velocity. So, although your acceleration due to gravity would be slower, you would keep accelerating until you hit the floor.
If you fell from 500m, it would take you about 24 seconds to hit the ground so with the moons gravity accelerating you at 1.7m per second per second, you would be travelling at just over 50mph by the time you hit the ground... that might hurt.
The highest "peak" on the moon is 10,700 meters high and a fall from that height would give you an impact speed of around 450mph (rough mental calculation)...
So obviously, the answer to the question is yep
Cal"
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By (user no longer on site)
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"0.165G. 100kg person would only weight 16.5kg, can you die from falling of the highest elevation difference on the moon?
It would depend on the terminal velocity is when in freefall I suppose.
There is no terminal velocity limit on the moon as there is no atmosphere.
The highest point is 35,387 feet."
you would reach terminal velocity, but you would have to drop from a lot higher, any mass dropped into a gravity well will reach terminal velocity if dropped from high enough, irrespective of mass.
It can't happen in zero g |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Funny you ask that.
I was planning a jolly boys outing to the moon to experiment this very theory. don't mate I went there was no atmosphere "
It's a great night out if you planet properly |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"0.165G. 100kg person would only weight 16.5kg, can you die from falling of the highest elevation difference on the moon?"
Will you hit the surface first?  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"0.165G. 100kg person would only weight 16.5kg, can you die from falling of the highest elevation difference on the moon?
Will you hit the surface first? "
No you will 10 moon pigeons on the way down |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Just be careful and watch your step. Avoid the moonrocks and you should be ok.
Dont be getting pissed and fukin about as that is when most accidents happen."
"Giant steps are what you take walking on the moon.. I hope my legs don't break walking on the moon"  |
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"The highest "peak" on the moon is 10,700 meters high..."
The highest -point- is, but you can’t really fall off it; it’s a large swell. The tallest mountain on the moon is about 4.7km tall, apparently. |
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The maths, written out, for anyone who’s interested:
The tallest on the moon is 4.7km. The acceleration due to gravity is 1.6m/s/s. There is no air on the moon, so there is no terminal velocity; you keep accelerating.
v^2 = u^2 + 2as
final velocity squared = initial velocity squared + (2 x acceleration x distance)
so... final velocity (assuming you can fall freely from the top of the highest mountain to the bottom) is the square root of...
(0 x 0) + 2 x 1.6 x 4700
122.64m/s
441.495kmh
276mph
So, as Cal said, yes, you’d die. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The maths, written out, for anyone who’s interested:
The tallest on the moon is 4.7km. The acceleration due to gravity is 1.6m/s/s. There is no air on the moon, so there is no terminal velocity; you keep accelerating.
v^2 = u^2 + 2as
final velocity squared = initial velocity squared + (2 x acceleration x distance)
so... final velocity (assuming you can fall freely from the top of the highest mountain to the bottom) is the square root of...
(0 x 0) + 2 x 1.6 x 4700
122.64m/s
441.495kmh
276mph
So, as Cal said, yes, you’d die."
Is it made of cheese, like in the documentary Wallace and Gromit ?
Thanks in advance X |
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"The maths, written out, for anyone who’s interested:
The tallest on the moon is 4.7km. The acceleration due to gravity is 1.6m/s/s. There is no air on the moon, so there is no terminal velocity; you keep accelerating.
v^2 = u^2 + 2as
final velocity squared = initial velocity squared + (2 x acceleration x distance)
so... final velocity (assuming you can fall freely from the top of the highest mountain to the bottom) is the square root of...
(0 x 0) + 2 x 1.6 x 4700
122.64m/s
441.495kmh
276mph
So, as Cal said, yes, you’d die."
Pft!! Who doesn’t know that?! The real question is, if no one is there to hear it, did it actually happen? |
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"Pretty sure the weight is irrelevant. It's the mass and momentum that will do you.....its not rocket science. Oh wait, yes it is "
Weight is just an expression of something’s mass in respect of the gravitational field it is in. And momentum is mass multiplied by velocity. And in this instance, the velocity is sufficient that the mass is irrelevant unless the item is really very small. |
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"0.165G. 100kg person would only weight 16.5kg, can you die from falling of the highest elevation difference on the moon?"
How can you die falling on cheese  |
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"0.165G. 100kg person would only weight 16.5kg, can you die from falling of the highest elevation difference on the moon?
How can you die falling on cheese "
You could drown in a big tub of Philadelphia.
Just saying. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Given the lower gravity of the moon, I wonder what escape velocity would be required to propel 16kg from the highest point on the moon?
Perhaps you could fall off the moon and land on the sun.... well some ashes may  |
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"Quite apart from the other answers, the important fact would be how long would it take for an Ambulance to arrive plus get you into hospital within the "Golden Hour"??"
Pmsl, brilliant. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Given the lower gravity of the moon, I wonder what escape velocity would be required to propel 16kg from the highest point on the moon?
Perhaps you could fall off the moon and land on the sun.... well some ashes may "
2.38 km/s give or take.
Though you'd have a job hitting the sun, it's actually a really difficult thing to do.
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By (user no longer on site)
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Any trampolines or airbags available on the moon?
Hopefully yes as there are rockets, moon buggies etc., lying around so it shouldn’t be that much to ask
Definitely survive |
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I’m only guessing, but wouldn’t the terminal velocity be higher due to the lower atmospheric density albeit the reduced gravitational force would require the fall to be from a greater height to achieve it? |
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"I’m only guessing, but wouldn’t the terminal velocity be higher due to the lower atmospheric density albeit the reduced gravitational force would require the fall to be from a greater height to achieve it?"
According to the smarty pants' above, there is no air so no terminal velocity.
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"I’m only guessing, but wouldn’t the terminal velocity be higher due to the lower atmospheric density albeit the reduced gravitational force would require the fall to be from a greater height to achieve it?
According to the smarty pants' above, there is no air so no terminal velocity.
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Do we really give a shit? |
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"I’m only guessing, but wouldn’t the terminal velocity be higher due to the lower atmospheric density albeit the reduced gravitational force would require the fall to be from a greater height to achieve it?
According to the smarty pants' above, there is no air so no terminal velocity.
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It is not a vacuum, there are atmospheric gases but at a much lower density and pressure than on earth |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I’m only guessing, but wouldn’t the terminal velocity be higher due to the lower atmospheric density albeit the reduced gravitational force would require the fall to be from a greater height to achieve it?
According to the smarty pants' above, there is no air so no terminal velocity.
Presumably you do as made the effort to comment instead of just ignoring the thread...
Do we really give a shit? "
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I’m only guessing, but wouldn’t the terminal velocity be higher due to the lower atmospheric density albeit the reduced gravitational force would require the fall to be from a greater height to achieve it?
According to the smarty pants' above, there is no air so no terminal velocity.
Do we really give a shit? "
I find it interesting, yes.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"What’s with all the space stuff?!
I’d probably manage it somehow. I’m awesome at hurting myself from the smallest of falls.
Let me rephrase the question, can you survive the highest natural freefall on the moon."
who gives a fuck! |
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"I’m only guessing, but wouldn’t the terminal velocity be higher due to the lower atmospheric density albeit the reduced gravitational force would require the fall to be from a greater height to achieve it?"
I’m only guessing, but you didn’t really read the thread, did you? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I’m only guessing, but wouldn’t the terminal velocity be higher due to the lower atmospheric density albeit the reduced gravitational force would require the fall to be from a greater height to achieve it?
I’m only guessing, but you didn’t really read the thread, did you?"
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"0.165G. 100kg person would only weight 16.5kg, can you die from falling of the highest elevation difference on the moon?
How can you die falling on cheese
You could drown in a big tub of Philadelphia.
Just saying. "
lol love it |
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