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Jul 17, 2025 at 4:00
Jul 17, 2025
Must Watch: Vinny T Attempts One of the Biggest MTB Drops Ever
@llama-life: ๐Ÿงฎ Step 1: Determine speed and landing angle Assumptions: You launch off the cliff horizontally (no upward or downward angle). The jump follows a parabolic trajectory due to gravity. Horizontal motion: ๐‘ฅ = ๐‘ฃ ๐‘ฅ โ‹… ๐‘ก x=v x โ€‹ โ‹…t Horizontal distance ๐‘ฅ = 30 x=30 m ๐‘ฃ ๐‘ฅ v x โ€‹ = constant horizontal speed Vertical motion: ๐‘ฆ = 1 2 ๐‘” ๐‘ก 2 y= 2 1 โ€‹ gt 2 Height ๐‘ฆ = 25 y=25 m ๐‘” = 9.81 โ€‰ m/s 2 g=9.81m/s 2 ๐Ÿ”น Step 2: Time in the air From vertical formula: 25 = 1 2 โ‹… 9.81 โ‹… ๐‘ก 2 โ‡’ ๐‘ก 2 = 50 9.81 โ‰ˆ 5.096 โ‡’ ๐‘ก โ‰ˆ 2.26 ย seconds 25= 2 1 โ€‹ โ‹…9.81โ‹…t 2 โ‡’t 2 = 9.81 50 โ€‹ โ‰ˆ5.096โ‡’tโ‰ˆ2.26ย seconds ๐Ÿ”น Step 3: Horizontal speed ๐‘ฃ ๐‘ฅ = ๐‘ฅ ๐‘ก = 30 2.26 โ‰ˆ 13.27 โ€‰ m/s v x โ€‹ = t x โ€‹ = 2.26 30 โ€‹ โ‰ˆ13.27m/s ๐Ÿ”น Step 4: Vertical speed upon impact ๐‘ฃ ๐‘ฆ = ๐‘” โ‹… ๐‘ก = 9.81 โ‹… 2.26 โ‰ˆ 22.17 โ€‰ m/s v y โ€‹ =gโ‹…t=9.81โ‹…2.26โ‰ˆ22.17m/s ๐Ÿ”น Step 5: Impact angle (landing slope) tan โก ( ๐œƒ ) = ๐‘ฃ ๐‘ฆ ๐‘ฃ ๐‘ฅ = 22.17 13.27 โ‰ˆ 1.67 โ‡’ ๐œƒ โ‰ˆ arctan โก ( 1.67 ) โ‰ˆ 59.4 โˆ˜ tan(ฮธ)= v x โ€‹ v y โ€‹ โ€‹ = 13.27 22.17 โ€‹ โ‰ˆ1.67โ‡’ฮธโ‰ˆarctan(1.67)โ‰ˆ59.4 โˆ˜ โœ… Answer: The landing slope should be approximately 59 degrees down from horizontal to match your angle of descent.
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