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Old 06-09-2012, 10:28 PM   #22 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Christ View Post
If a tear drop is such a great aerodynamic shape:

Why does the rain drop have a terminal velocity of only 25f/s, compared to the outstretched human, with a tV of ~250f/s?!

Checkmate, aerodynamicists!
Surface tension (rain drop)

Sectional density (human with best speed aspect)

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