1938 Packard Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Fox Radio news reported that a teenage girl fell from an amusement ride and was caught in mid free fall by a crowd of people who held their arms out for her. She has no major injuries. I don't get the mechanics of that. How fast was she falling, how much did she weigh and how was even a group of people able to stop her fall without breaking their own arms? I can only guess it has something to do with very meticulous weight distribution. The crowd should get some sort of community hero award. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnmjy Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Girl rescued from free fall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobdog Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Thread still dead on impact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
André Toulon Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 She didn't smell like stale smoke and cat piss so people were willing to help. Also, lol Fox radio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naraku360 Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Fox Radio news reported that a teenage girl fell from an amusement ride and was caught in mid free fall by a crowd of people who held their arms out for her. She has no major injuries. I don't get the mechanics of that. How fast was she falling, how much did she weigh and how was even a group of people able to stop her fall without breaking their own arms? I can only guess it has something to do with very meticulous weight distribution. The crowd should get some sort of community hero award. They broke the fall probably by moving down with her at a slower velocity gradually decreasing the rate of movement as they go down, basically mitigating the momentum. To clarify, the force is decreased because they move in the same direction instead of against. And having multiple people divides the force of impact among everyone making contact, reducing the force put into any single person. Nothing especially metoculous about it. To break an arm, you'd have to be the sole idiot moving in the opposite direction of the girl. If you don't understand basic physics, you really shouldn't pretend to be a global warming expert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mochi Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Fox Radio news reported that a teenage girl fell from an amusement ride and was caught in mid free fall by a crowd of people who held their arms out for her. She has no major injuries. I don't get the mechanics of that. How fast was she falling, how much did she weigh and how was even a group of people able to stop her fall without breaking their own arms? I can only guess it has something to do with very meticulous weight distribution. The crowd should get some sort of community hero award. made up story there's your answer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1938 Packard Posted June 25, 2017 Author Share Posted June 25, 2017 made up story there's your answer Right up until the Washington Post runs the same story. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/06/25/video-shows-a-teen-falling-off-a-six-flags-ride-and-a-crowd-gathering-to-catch-her/?utm_term=.09b7d9b17865 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobdog Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 If you say it, it's made up automatically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Gun Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Like Naraku said, it's just impulse. The change in an object's momentum is equal to the force acting on the object multiplied by the length of time it acts. For any given collision, like a person in free-fall coming to a stop or a car crash, the change in momentum is a fixed value: you're going from your current velocity to 0. As a result, lengthening the time over which an impact occurs inversely decreases the force experienced. People's arms have way more give than concrete, so the girl felt far less force and was able to survive. The same principle is what makes a car's airbags effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1938 Packard Posted June 26, 2017 Author Share Posted June 26, 2017 Like Naraku said, it's just impulse. The change in an object's momentum is equal to the force acting on the object multiplied by the length of time it acts. For any given collision, like a person in free-fall coming to a stop or a car crash, the change in momentum is a fixed value: you're going from your current velocity to 0. As a result, lengthening the time over which an impact occurs inversely decreases the force experienced. People's arms have way more give than concrete, so the girl felt far less force and was able to survive. The same principle is what makes a car's airbags effective. Seems similar to the car's shock absorbers. I see your point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1938 Packard Posted June 26, 2017 Author Share Posted June 26, 2017 If you say it, it's made up automatically. I guess the Washington Post can't be trusted now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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