Scientists and adventurers adrenaline junkiesWhile searching for the answer to this question, they made leaps that will blow your mind. From falling physics to Those who survived after falling 41.4 kilometers We will discuss many interesting topics, including their stories.

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There are two basic forces that act on a person when he falls.

These are gravity and air resistance. While gravity pulls you down, air resistance slows your fall speed. When an object reaches a certain speed under ideal conditions, it cannot accelerate further due to air resistance and cannot reach this speed. “terminal Velocity” It is called.

Terminal speed for people is about 195 kilometers per hour. (191 km/h). However, this speed can vary depending on the fall position and the density of the atmosphere. For example, the terminal velocity achieved when falling with the torso flat will be lower than when falling with the feet first.

When a parachute opens, the cross-sectional area of ​​the falling person increases, significantly increasing air resistance. Finally, The terminal speed is significantly reduced and the person slows down. So he can make a safe landing.

The human body is full of secrets.

Although the human body can be surprisingly resilient, it carries life-threatening risks when it comes to falls from heights. on the body during a fall. The greatest danger is the shock wave caused by a sudden stop is happening.

Internal organs, especially the brain, have a limited ability to absorb such shocks. However, during the decline take a correct position (bending the legs and arms to protect the body) and landing on soft ground (such as snow, water or bushes) can increase the chance of survival.

The American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma defines the critical threshold for fall height in adults. 6 meters While a vertical fall height of more than 30 meters is usually considered an insurmountable situation.

Despite all this, there are people who survive incredible falls.

One of the falls occurred in 1972. Vesna Vulović survives a fall from a plane without a parachute and is the woman who reached the highest heights. Airplane in the sky after explosion descended from 1,016 kilometers And he achieved this without a parachute. Vulović probably completed this fall in 3 minutes and 25 seconds, but that is some distance from the longest free fall.

Like in 2012 Felix Baumgartner The Austrian parachutist and high jumper broke the record for the world’s highest free fall. Baumgartner from the Earth’s surface in a capsule attached to a balloon 39 thousand meters high Exit. This fall, in which he jumped using only a pressure suit and a parachute, lasted 4 minutes and 19 seconds. Baumgartner also works without any motor support. He also received the title of the first person to exceed the speed of sound.

Another record was set in 2014. Alan EustaceInstead of going into the capsule, he attached himself to a balloon and 41.4 kilometers high He used an explosive device to fly free and begin his descent. Before opening his parachute, he made a complete free fall from 37 thousand 616 meters and achieved this in just 4 minutes and 27 seconds. This gives him the entire history of humanity. record for the man who falls the longest and for the longest time gave.

It could even be more than that.

The theoretical tallest artificial building you can jump over Burj Khalifa in Dubai You may think it will happen. The fall from the 828-meter-high building can also take about 20 seconds, but although it seems an interesting jumping area, it cannot provide ideal conditions to support the fall.

It has a robust structure Mount Everest, In addition to Mount Thor, the world’s highest confirmed vertical cliff, and the 1,026-meter-high Tianjin Dark Cave in China, there are other potentially higher cliffs, but these have never been experienced before and are thus currently unknown. We have no idea.

Although these are only the fall points on Earth, it is also necessary to take into account the fall registrations from space. It has been proven that the human body can withstand falls from the stratosphere and speeds exceeding the speed of sound, but Red Bull Stratos It may take about six minutes states.

Whatever the real limit is What is certain is that it has not yet been achieved. The world record may be broken by someone else in the future, and maybe one of those adventurers is among us, we never know…

As innovation flourishes and great people continue to push the boundaries, the sky is truly transforming the human experience. not the limit.

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