Re: [Phys-L] Falling - the tale of a simple 1st degree non-linear ODE

[bernard cleyet <bernard@cleyet.org>]

Apropos the skydiver:  


https://physicstoday.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/PT.3.4106  

bc   reads Physics Today,  and imagines a smaller filamentary parachute for skydivers.  


p.s.  A project for science faire.  

> On 2019/Jan/12, at 19:21, brian whatcott <betwys1@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> I am pleased to use some of my dotage in answering questions on Quora.
> I found this one strangely interesting:
>  How long does it take a jumper to reach terminal velocity?