Comment on Kola Superdeep BoreholeparentComments−scott_karana12yFalling in wouldn't be very pleasant, I suppose. :-)−StavrosK12yThere was a reddit comment where someone wrote, in poignant and graphic detail, about the slow death you would find if you fell in the hole.Someone else replied, pointing out that the hole can barely fit your leg. The juxtaposition was pretty funny.−dublinben12yIt's less than a foot wide. You'd probably be more likely to trip over the rim.−iLoch12yThat's a long fall, 3/4 of a minute if I'm not mistaken.−deadfall12y120 miles per hour is terminal velocity of a falling human being.120/60 = 2 miles per minuteSkydive fall from 15K feet is over a minute free fall.−nitrogen12yRepeatedly bouncing off the edges would probably slow the fall, and make it significantly more painful. That is, if the hole were wide enough to fit you.
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Falling in wouldn't be very pleasant, I suppose. :-)
There was a reddit comment where someone wrote, in poignant and graphic detail, about the slow death you would find if you fell in the hole.
Someone else replied, pointing out that the hole can barely fit your leg. The juxtaposition was pretty funny.
It's less than a foot wide. You'd probably be more likely to trip over the rim.
That's a long fall, 3/4 of a minute if I'm not mistaken.
120 miles per hour is terminal velocity of a falling human being.
120/60 = 2 miles per minute
Skydive fall from 15K feet is over a minute free fall.
Repeatedly bouncing off the edges would probably slow the fall, and make it significantly more painful. That is, if the hole were wide enough to fit you.