# \#terminal-velocity

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## [What Is the Weight of an Object Falling at Terminal Velocity?](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/what-is-the-weight-of-an-object-falling-at-terminal-velocity/4042)

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**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
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**Last updated:** [30 November 2023 13:05 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/what-is-the-weight-of-an-object-falling-at-terminal-velocity/4042 "2023-11-30T13:05:19Z")

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It surprises me this is controversial and engenders acrimonious debate when discussed. If you just draw the vectors, the answer seems obvious to me. The confusion may be from people trying to do phil-oss-…

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## [Dropping an Egg from the Edge of Space](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/dropping-an-egg-from-the-edge-of-space/2354)

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**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
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**Last updated:** [27 November 2022 09:42 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/dropping-an-egg-from-the-edge-of-space/2354 "2022-11-27T09:42:36Z")

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## [Can a Penny Dropped from a Skyscraper Kill You?](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/can-a-penny-dropped-from-a-skyscraper-kill-you/2092)

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**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
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**Last updated:** [2 October 2022 18:45 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/can-a-penny-dropped-from-a-skyscraper-kill-you/2092 "2022-10-02T18:45:28Z")

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Betteridge’s law… Tungsten telephone poles dropped from orbit, however,…