Does he nail the dive, or does he bellyflop?
On Tue, 1 May 2001, J. van Baardwijk wrote:
> While watching "Tomorrow Never Dies", an interesting (if somewhat morbid)
> math puzzle arose. See if you can solve it.
>
> The Case
> --------
> James Bond is in an airplane over the Atlantic Ocean; the plane is flying
> at an altitude of 8,000 meters above sea level. James jumps out to land on
> a small island, but unfortunately his parachute fails (d'oh!). For 007,
> this means 8,000 meters of free fall before he plunges into the ocean.
>
> The Questions
> -------------
> 1. What is James' speed (in meters per second) when he hits the water? You
> may assume that his initial speed (at the moment he leaves the airplane) is
> 0.00 meters per second.
>
> 2. Once James is under water, the water will slow him down. At how many
> meters below the surface will his speed reach 0.00 m/s?
>
> With both questions, you may assume 007 goes down in a straight line (so
> you can ignore factors like wind and the rotation of the earth).
>
>
> GOOD LUCK!
>
>
> Jeroen
>
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Marvin Long
Austin, Texas
