ManusJustus on 06 August 2009
| Galaki said:
It does seem a bit fake 'cause the launch upward would require a lot more push than the mere downhill slide. |
There isn't anything wrong with the physics of the launch (PE = mgh, KE = 0.5mv^2, V = at).
I think its fake because there are so many factors that go into the system. From the video it appears that they used a dummy with the same mass and size as the person to test the experiment, but even then there are many factors (namely wind and friction) that are going to make a big difference from trial to trial over such a large distance.
