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Make me look a little cooler (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 week ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works

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[–] doingthestuff@lemy.lol 5 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (3 children)

No, terminal velocity is somewhere around 110mph I think. Unless you're talking about sending it into space.

Edit: yes I have read more about this since making the comment. Big thanks to a mediocre education decades ago for what I thought I knew.

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Pretty sure that's terminal velocity of a falling human. It will likely be much higher for a car.

[–] areyouevenreal@lemm.ee 2 points 5 days ago

Terminal velocity depends on the drag profile and weight of an object. So it actually depends what shape the vehicle is and it's mass.

[–] TheRealKuni@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

To be fair, I did say “high enough.” Get it beyond the atmosphere and it’ll easily hit 420mph. Just know there won’t really be anything left for your insurance company to appraise.

[–] doingthestuff@lemy.lol 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I caught that and I tried to acknowledge it. But I think the implied part was that vehicles won't go that fast under their own power.

[–] TheRealKuni@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

I think the implied part was that vehicles won't go that fast under their own power.

Sure, that’s why what I said was funny. 😉