airflamesred opened this issue on Jun 15, 2002 ยท 14 posts
Enforcer posted Fri, 21 June 2002 at 3:00 PM
Terminal velocity is a relative term. It is the speed at which wind resistance directly opposes acceleration. The speed would depend upon atmospheric density as well as the geometry of the object in question. Terminal velocity would therefore be much greater for a rock versus a feather. This is also the reason that a skydiver can slow themselves by spreading their arms and legs or increase their velocity by pulling their arms and legs in.