FabSwingers.com forum: Can you die of falling on the moon?

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

0.165G. 100kg person would only weight 16.5kg, can you die from falling of the highest elevation difference on the moon?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

What’s with all the space stuff?!

I’d probably manage it somehow. I’m awesome at hurting myself from the smallest of falls.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"What’s with all the space stuff?!

I’d probably manage it somehow. I’m awesome at hurting myself from the smallest of falls. "

Let me rephrase the question, can you survive the highest natural freefall on the moon.

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By *ookingforlustMan
over a year ago

northants

Depends if youve got a space suit on

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I know I can as it happened to one of my mate

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Depends how you land

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

Only if you're pregnant.....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

But is the moon flat?

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By *innie The MinxWoman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet

You can die tripping over Lego so I'd say yes re falling off the moon.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"0.165G. 100kg person would only weight 16.5kg, can you die from falling of the highest elevation difference on the moon?"

It would depend on the terminal velocity is when in freefall I suppose.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"0.165G. 100kg person would only weight 16.5kg, can you die from falling of the highest elevation difference on the moon?

It would depend on the terminal velocity is when in freefall I suppose. "

There is no terminal velocity limit on the moon as there is no atmosphere.

The highest point is 35,387 feet.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Funny you ask that.

I was planning a jolly boys outing to the moon to experiment this very theory.

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By *eordie JoJoTV/TS
over a year ago

Newcastle

"What’s with all the space stuff?!

I’d probably manage it somehow. I’m awesome at hurting myself from the smallest of falls.

Let me rephrase the question, can you survive the highest natural freefall on the moon."

Ask Buzz

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I’m gonna hop in my rocket out back and I’ll let you all know when I find a crater big enough. Hope there’s WiFi up there.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I would think so, there is enough gravity to keep you grounded to the moon so you cant exactly jump so hard that you just float away so I would think that its a strong enough pull to kill you, it doesnt take much to kill someone just a bang on the head, a fall off of a 3ft wall can kill you.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"What’s with all the space stuff?!

I’d probably manage it somehow. I’m awesome at hurting myself from the smallest of falls.

Let me rephrase the question, can you survive the highest natural freefall on the moon."

Do you think me falling over isn’t a free fall? I certainly didn’t plan on doing it

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

"0.165G. 100kg person would only weight 16.5kg, can you die from falling of the highest elevation difference on the moon?"

Falling is rarely dangerous... the abrupt stop when you finish falling however is a different thing.

Without an atmosphere, the moon would effectively have no terminal velocity. So, although your acceleration due to gravity would be slower, you would keep accelerating until you hit the floor.

If you fell from 500m, it would take you about 24 seconds to hit the ground so with the moons gravity accelerating you at 1.7m per second per second, you would be travelling at just over 50mph by the time you hit the ground... that might hurt.

The highest "peak" on the moon is 10,700 meters high and a fall from that height would give you an impact speed of around 450mph (rough mental calculation)...

So obviously, the answer to the question is yep

Cal

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"0.165G. 100kg person would only weight 16.5kg, can you die from falling of the highest elevation difference on the moon?

It would depend on the terminal velocity is when in freefall I suppose.

There is no terminal velocity limit on the moon as there is no atmosphere.

The highest point is 35,387 feet."

32ft per second per second X 0.165 from that high, I would say so.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'll try it next time I'm there.

I hope my legs don't break

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"0.165G. 100kg person would only weight 16.5kg, can you die from falling of the highest elevation difference on the moon?

Falling is rarely dangerous... the abrupt stop when you finish falling however is a different thing.

Without an atmosphere, the moon would effectively have no terminal velocity. So, although your acceleration due to gravity would be slower, you would keep accelerating until you hit the floor.

The highest "peak" on the moon is 10,700 meters high and a fall from that height would give you an impact speed of around 450mph (rough mental calculation)...

So obviously, the answer to the question is yep

Cal"

Thank you

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By *hechapMan
over a year ago

Derry

Just be careful and watch your step. Avoid the moonrocks and you should be ok.

Dont be getting pissed and fukin about as that is when most accidents happen.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

What an awesome question

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"0.165G. 100kg person would only weight 16.5kg, can you die from falling of the highest elevation difference on the moon?

It would depend on the terminal velocity is when in freefall I suppose.

There is no terminal velocity limit on the moon as there is no atmosphere.

The highest point is 35,387 feet."
you would reach terminal velocity, but you would have to drop from a lot higher, any mass dropped into a gravity well will reach terminal velocity if dropped from high enough, irrespective of mass.

It can't happen in zero g

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By *ostafunMan
over a year ago

near ipswich

"Funny you ask that.

I was planning a jolly boys outing to the moon to experiment this very theory. "
don't mate I went there was no atmosphere

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Give us a moon, OP.

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By *eeBee67Man
over a year ago

Masked and Distant

Depends what you fall onto.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Funny you ask that.

I was planning a jolly boys outing to the moon to experiment this very theory. don't mate I went there was no atmosphere

It's a great night out if you planet properly

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Men are definitely from Mars.

I chuffing hated physics at school.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"0.165G. 100kg person would only weight 16.5kg, can you die from falling of the highest elevation difference on the moon?"

Will you hit the surface first?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You'd have to be a lunar-tic to try it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"0.165G. 100kg person would only weight 16.5kg, can you die from falling of the highest elevation difference on the moon?

Will you hit the surface first?

No you will 10 moon pigeons on the way down

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Just be careful and watch your step. Avoid the moonrocks and you should be ok.

Dont be getting pissed and fukin about as that is when most accidents happen."
"Giant steps are what you take walking on the moon.. I hope my legs don't break walking on the moon"

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By *ubiousOatcakeMan
over a year ago

Aberdeenshire

"The highest "peak" on the moon is 10,700 meters high..."

The highest -point- is, but you can’t really fall off it; it’s a large swell. The tallest mountain on the moon is about 4.7km tall, apparently.

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By *ubiousOatcakeMan
over a year ago

Aberdeenshire

The maths, written out, for anyone who’s interested:

The tallest on the moon is 4.7km. The acceleration due to gravity is 1.6m/s/s. There is no air on the moon, so there is no terminal velocity; you keep accelerating.

v^2 = u^2 + 2as

final velocity squared = initial velocity squared + (2 x acceleration x distance)

so... final velocity (assuming you can fall freely from the top of the highest mountain to the bottom) is the square root of...

(0 x 0) + 2 x 1.6 x 4700

122.64m/s

441.495kmh

276mph

So, as Cal said, yes, you’d die.

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By *ubiousOatcakeMan
over a year ago

Aberdeenshire

*tallest mountain

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The maths, written out, for anyone who’s interested:

The tallest on the moon is 4.7km. The acceleration due to gravity is 1.6m/s/s. There is no air on the moon, so there is no terminal velocity; you keep accelerating.

v^2 = u^2 + 2as

final velocity squared = initial velocity squared + (2 x acceleration x distance)

so... final velocity (assuming you can fall freely from the top of the highest mountain to the bottom) is the square root of...

(0 x 0) + 2 x 1.6 x 4700

122.64m/s

441.495kmh

276mph

So, as Cal said, yes, you’d die."

Is it made of cheese, like in the documentary Wallace and Gromit ?

Thanks in advance X

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

kinda moot since no-one can get to the moon

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Question is how high would you bounce?

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

yes

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By *ookingforlustMan
over a year ago

northants

"The maths, written out, for anyone who’s interested:

The tallest on the moon is 4.7km. The acceleration due to gravity is 1.6m/s/s. There is no air on the moon, so there is no terminal velocity; you keep accelerating.

v^2 = u^2 + 2as

final velocity squared = initial velocity squared + (2 x acceleration x distance)

so... final velocity (assuming you can fall freely from the top of the highest mountain to the bottom) is the square root of...

(0 x 0) + 2 x 1.6 x 4700

122.64m/s

441.495kmh

276mph

So, as Cal said, yes, you’d die."

Pft!! Who doesn’t know that?! The real question is, if no one is there to hear it, did it actually happen?

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By *icassolifelikeMan
over a year ago

Luton

The Waterboy’s wouldn’t be too happy you all messing about with the Moon!

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By *dsindyTV/TS
over a year ago

East Lancashire

Pretty sure the weight is irrelevant. It's the mass and momentum that will do you.....its not rocket science. Oh wait, yes it is

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I think mass is the important aspect.

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By *SAchickWoman
over a year ago

Hillside desolate

"I think ass is the important aspect."

I quite agree

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I think ass is the important aspect.

I quite agree "

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By *ubiousOatcakeMan
over a year ago

Aberdeenshire

"Pretty sure the weight is irrelevant. It's the mass and momentum that will do you.....its not rocket science. Oh wait, yes it is

Weight is just an expression of something’s mass in respect of the gravitational field it is in. And momentum is mass multiplied by velocity. And in this instance, the velocity is sufficient that the mass is irrelevant unless the item is really very small.

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

"I think mass is the important aspect."

Does it make a difference if yer Catholic then?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Depends if youve got a space suit on"

You'll be pretty fucked if you didn't.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I think mass is the important aspect.

Does it make a difference if yer Catholic then? "

Amen.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I think mass is the important aspect."

I'm fucked then.

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By *ENGUYMan
over a year ago

Hull

Quite apart from the other answers, the important fact would be how long would it take for an Ambulance to arrive plus get you into hospital within the "Golden Hour"??

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Depends what you fall onto."

Cheese?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"0.165G. 100kg person would only weight 16.5kg, can you die from falling of the highest elevation difference on the moon?"

How can you die falling on cheese

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By *ickyRoosterMan
over a year ago

Uppendown

It's the rapid deceleration wot does yer in.

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By *innie The MinxWoman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet

"0.165G. 100kg person would only weight 16.5kg, can you die from falling of the highest elevation difference on the moon?

How can you die falling on cheese

You could drown in a big tub of Philadelphia.

Just saying.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Depends what you fall onto.

Cheese?"

Mouth open, face down. Cracker in hand.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Depends what you fall onto.

Cheese?

Mouth open, face down. Cracker in hand.

Bottle of wine in the other

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Given the lower gravity of the moon, I wonder what escape velocity would be required to propel 16kg from the highest point on the moon?

Perhaps you could fall off the moon and land on the sun.... well some ashes may

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Quite apart from the other answers, the important fact would be how long would it take for an Ambulance to arrive plus get you into hospital within the "Golden Hour"??"

Pmsl, brilliant.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Given the lower gravity of the moon, I wonder what escape velocity would be required to propel 16kg from the highest point on the moon?

Perhaps you could fall off the moon and land on the sun.... well some ashes may

2.38 km/s give or take.

Though you'd have a job hitting the sun, it's actually a really difficult thing to do.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Any trampolines or airbags available on the moon?

Hopefully yes as there are rockets, moon buggies etc., lying around so it shouldn’t be that much to ask

Definitely survive

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

Not normally

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Not normally "

I can dream as the chances of me falling off the moon are roughly 1/1,000,576 to feck all

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I’m only guessing, but wouldn’t the terminal velocity be higher due to the lower atmospheric density albeit the reduced gravitational force would require the fall to be from a greater height to achieve it?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I’m only guessing, but wouldn’t the terminal velocity be higher due to the lower atmospheric density albeit the reduced gravitational force would require the fall to be from a greater height to achieve it?"

According to the smarty pants' above, there is no air so no terminal velocity.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

According to the smarty pants' above, there is no air so no terminal velocity.

Do we really give a shit?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

According to the smarty pants' above, there is no air so no terminal velocity.

It is not a vacuum, there are atmospheric gases but at a much lower density and pressure than on earth

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

According to the smarty pants' above, there is no air so no terminal velocity.

Presumably you do as made the effort to comment instead of just ignoring the thread...

Do we really give a shit?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

According to the smarty pants' above, there is no air so no terminal velocity.

Do we really give a shit?

I find it interesting, yes.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"What’s with all the space stuff?!

I’d probably manage it somehow. I’m awesome at hurting myself from the smallest of falls.

Let me rephrase the question, can you survive the highest natural freefall on the moon."
who gives a fuck!

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By *ubiousOatcakeMan
over a year ago

Aberdeenshire

I’m only guessing, but you didn’t really read the thread, did you?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I’m only guessing, but you didn’t really read the thread, did you?"

???

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"0.165G. 100kg person would only weight 16.5kg, can you die from falling of the highest elevation difference on the moon?

How can you die falling on cheese

You could drown in a big tub of Philadelphia.

Just saying. "

lol love it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Depends what you fall onto.

Cheese?

Mouth open, face down. Cracker in hand.

Heh gromitt your for me

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