... who is more likely to get hurt?
My son asked me this question and I said, Shaq due to being bigger he will hit harder on his feet, he says curry because his muscles and bones are smaller. Can someone explain please, Thank you
If Shaquille O’Neil (at his prime) and Steph curry were both to Steph off a roof ten foot high...
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- 3+ months ago by Dadof5boys
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Neither would reach terminal velocity at this height, so the impact force is identical.
As is oft stated, the exact position during impact and luck are key survival factors, although there's disagreement on which is ideal.
Assuming we make those identical, a larger form may help in distributing energy in some angles, but I'm not sure by how much as I'm unable to find concrete figures on such collisions.
Since you're asking about injury, however, I think internal resilience plays a larger role, and is largely indeterminable and inexpressible in terms of probability. For example, who's to say which one has denser bones? More flexible muscles? Where their weak spots lie? Injury depends on crossing that invisible threshold of tolerance wherever the energy goes.
No, you're right, sorry. I confused velocity with energy.
The formula for kinetic energy is 1/2 * mass * velocity^2. Per newton's third law and conservation of energy, that energy should be exactly what's experienced upon impact, grossly. For a fall, velocity is affected by gravity & drag: the former is constant and as stated the latter is insignificant at this height, and so equal for both. However, the difference in mass has a linear effect, whereas the difference in size and tolerance of the anatomy is likely sublinear; in the sense that an average human cannot naturally jump straight up 50% higher than a person 2/3 their height. Not all muscle mass can be utilised, even if we were to argue that an athletic person having to carry such weight all his life would have trained his body to do so. More energy to dissipate, greater likelihood for injury. And a 70kg difference, that's like taking another adult on a piggyback ride.
Do they have to reach terminal velocity for the impact of a 335 pound person vs 180 pound person to have to different impact forces?
I would think the impact on the knees, ankles, bones, joints in general, would have far potential for injury from the impact on the 335lb person.
Thank you for the information.