How do i explain this to a whuffo?

[kai2k1 0]

Someone asked me how many g's we pull in freefall, I told him that we don't and he wouldn't believe me so here's the explanation that I gave him but, I couldnt explain it to him right.


I just told him that it is the relative wind hitting our bellies (for belly flyers) supports us on a column of air, therefore we don't pull g's.

In theory is this right or am I wayy off?

There's no truer sense of flying than sky diving," Scott Cowan

[AndyMan 7]

I would simply offer him the definition of 'g'.

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=g

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acceleration of gravity
n. Abbr. g

The acceleration of freely falling bodies under the influence of terrestrial gravity, equal to approximately 9.81 meters (32 feet) per second per second.

By definition, a freefalling body on earth "pulls" 1 g.

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You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

[christoofar 0]

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Someone asked me how many g's we pull in freefall, I told him that we don't and he wouldn't believe me so here's the explanation that I gave him but, I couldnt explain it to him right.


I just told him that it is the relative wind hitting our bellies (for belly flyers) supports us on a column of air, therefore we don't pull g's.

In theory is this right or am I wayy off?

No you're right. Imagine it this way: if you were inside a big hard plastic bubble that was freefalling in your skydive, you'd be feeling almost weightless... like the Vomit Comet.

Ever been in the Sears Tower in Chicago? The elevator ride down from the observation floor gives you a taste of that effect.

However once you pull..... SMACK (Sabre opening)

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[JohnMitchell 16]

[popsjumper 2]

This needs to be put to the test....anybody got big plastic balls?

My reality and yours are quite different.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
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[christoofar 0]

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This needs to be put to the test....anybody got big plastic balls?

Don't look at me like I have any

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I'm RICK JAMES! Fo shizzle.

[linny 1]

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Someone asked me how many g's we pull in freefall




usually I hand my g's to manifest WAY before the freefall starts.

Can I start jumping with you then?

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