Dropped off of an airplane, into a wall.
Ok, the next question is a little funnier. I was curious what scenario would create more impact force.
A) An airplane drops an object from 500 feet, which impacts into the ground (assume just solid, level granite).
B) An airplane drops an object from 500 feet, which falls 200 feet before hitting a wall (solid granite). The object then falls the remaining 300 feet to the ground and hits the ground.
I'm just curious if the total force hitting this object would be the same or different in A and B.
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