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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: ๐งฎ 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:
๐ฅ
=
๐ฃ
๐ฅ
โ
๐ก
x=v
x
โ
โ
t
Horizontal distance
๐ฅ
=
30
x=30 m
๐ฃ
๐ฅ
v
x
โ
= constant horizontal speed
Vertical motion:
๐ฆ
=
1
2
๐
๐ก
2
y=
2
1
โ
gt
2
Height
๐ฆ
=
25
y=25 m
๐
=
9.81
โ
m/s
2
g=9.81m/s
2
๐น Step 2: Time in the air
From vertical formula:
25
=
1
2
โ
9.81
โ
๐ก
2
โ
๐ก
2
=
50
9.81
โ
5.096
โ
๐ก
โ
2.26
ย seconds
25=
2
1
โ
โ
9.81โ
t
2
โt
2
=
9.81
50
โ
โ5.096โtโ2.26ย seconds
๐น Step 3: Horizontal speed
๐ฃ
๐ฅ
=
๐ฅ
๐ก
=
30
2.26
โ
13.27
โ
m/s
v
x
โ
=
t
x
โ
=
2.26
30
โ
โ13.27m/s
๐น Step 4: Vertical speed upon impact
๐ฃ
๐ฆ
=
๐
โ
๐ก
=
9.81
โ
2.26
โ
22.17
โ
m/s
v
y
โ
=gโ
t=9.81โ
2.26โ22.17m/s
๐น Step 5: Impact angle (landing slope)
tan
โก
(
๐
)
=
๐ฃ
๐ฆ
๐ฃ
๐ฅ
=
22.17
13.27
โ
1.67
โ
๐
โ
arctan
โก
(
1.67
)
โ
59.4
โ
tan(ฮธ)=
v
x
โ
v
y
โ
โ
=
13.27
22.17
โ
โ1.67โฮธโarctan(1.67)โ59.4
โ
โ
Answer:
The landing slope should be approximately 59 degrees down from horizontal to match your angle of descent.




