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Okay... that... didn't inform me much.



Basically we've got a few things to consider:

1. How much space there is left between them and the ground at the time they separate.
2. How much space there is left between them and the ground at the time they separate.
3. How hard Viper double-jumped.


...that's really the only thing to it. The term 'terminal velocity' refers to the maximum speed that an object will fall. The pull of gravity continually accelerates falling objects at a rate of 9.8 m/s/s. What stops this from just continuing to increase limitlessly is the air. Wind resistance increases with speed, eventually reaching the point where the resistance given equals the pull of gravity: that is terminal velocity.

Obviously the best way to decrease this is to get greater wind resistance. We can assume this is what Vahn is doing... with Viper dropping like a limp noodle he'll be cutting straight down headfirst most likely and have a higher drop speed than Vahn.

Once he gets up to speed, that is.

As it stands, that little air hike stunt severely reduced his velocity, which means that for every second before he gets up to speed, Vahn is getting that much further away from him, and it's at the end of this, once Viper gets to a higher speed than Vahn, that he'd start gaining ground and eventually pass him.

Problem is, more likely than not there isn't enough drop space left for that, since it'd probably take a good 20 seconds assuming Viper managed to reach a full stop with that maneuver (or much less depending on how effective that hike of yours really was).

So... unless you two want to assume you've got another thousand feet to fall, or that Viper's desperation move was about as worthwhile as farting really hard, I'm not seeing a strong case for the Iron Will.

Strictly science speaking.

This is fantasy though, so however you two decide to play it is how things go.

I think we're already past the point of accurate assumptions. xd

You're already both well past the ring-out point, though I sort of stated a 'whoever hits ground first' rule, if I remember correctly, and nobody seemed to have any arguments. Beyond that, we don't really have an accurate picture of how much space there is between the two of you and the ground.

If there's only like 10 feet of distance between you after all of that, and you've got that second, then yeah, I'd imagine his desperate roll of the dice might have saved his a** that precious moment between one thud and the other.

Though, again, that's really for you guys to decide... or, I suppose, you specifically.

Double ring-out? That'd be them both getting there at the same time, or so close that it'd be hard to distinguish. As it stands, there's no rule on who would advance given something like that, and only one may advance. mad

A double ring-out would likely cause some stepping it up of the fighting. You'd have to finish the match on the ground if either of you could still move. A double-KO would probably mean someone had to make a decision on points.

Do a dice role, if it comes to double KO.

Your best bet would be looking up skydiving.

Eh, screw it. Link:

http://hypertextbook.com/facts/JianHuang.shtml

According to this and the various textbook and lecture examples they cite (lots of them), Vahn should be falling roughly 60% as fast as you.

...man. I think that clinches it.

There's a limit to how high planes can go, because the air is thinner the higher you go and if it gets too thin then planes can't get enough lift to support them. Jet turbines > propellers in this regard, and better design and all that. Light materials are also a definate plus... though that has nothing to do with how high people can be.

I'd say people can be high enough to where they... y'know... pass out from the air being too thin, or from hypothermia.



As for the falling rates *cites from the site*

[ "The more compact and dense the object, the higher its terminal velocity will be. Typical examples are the following: raindrop, 25 ft/s, human being, 250 ft/s." 76 m/s ]

[ "The terminal velocity of a falling human being with arms and legs outstretched is about 120 miles per hour (192 km per hour) - slower than a lead balloon, but a good deal faster than a feather!" 53 m/s ]

[ "A person has a terminal velocity of about 200 mph when balled up and about 125 mph with arms and feet fully extended to catch the wind." 56 - 89 m/s ]

Basically, Viper would be able to reach a speed maybe 160% of what Vahn would in that scenario. If there wasn't much room between them, and Viper didn't slow himself much, and there's a second or more of falling time left... these numbers seem to suggest that Viper's sword saved Vahn's a**.

Yeah, but you're forgetting that Viper has a moment or two's upward momentum before he starts to drop, and isn't curled up in a ball.

Though the rest of it, yeah, I can see how Vahn's terminal velocity would be lower than Viper's. But he should reach it faster, and the difference would be way smaller than 75mph.

I ASKED THIS AND YOU KEPT AVOIDING THE SUBJECT.


Which makes his T.V. higher than the one listed for the ball curling, which was the one I listed as the 60% comparission of him to you. It'd probably be more like 40-50% then, meaning you'd fall twice as fast.

I also like how Terminal Velocity means 'the killing speed' in a loose translation. razz


If neither of you are at it yet, he might not reach it before you do. The thing being, his is lower, and he's also going to accelerate slower, especially near the end... while you'll rocket downwards way past his speed before you start slowing significantly in the acceleration.



...again, rambling facts off. It's really just about how much space you have left to fall, because he WILL outlast you pretty quick given these numbers... a lot faster than I'd originally thought.