3 Jan
2003
3 Jan
'03
9:11 a.m.
Hi Patrick, On Fri, 3 Jan 2003, Patrick Wiggins wrote:
The one answer we have so far says:
"Terminal velocity is about 117 meters/sec. The bowling ball will reach 99.99% of terminal velocity at 59 seconds, after falling about 5922 meters."
Take a look at this page: http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/airfri2.html#c5 What are the dimensions and density of the average bowling ball, anyway? Taking a guess and plugging in numbers for an eight-inch bowling ball (radius 0.1016m) with the same density as water (about a ten pound ball), the calculator on that page shows a terminal velocity of about 64 m/s. YMMV. :-) Cheerio, Chris