ElI5 – Can someone explain terminal velocity to me?

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ElI5 – Can someone explain terminal velocity to me?

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It’s a result of our atmosphere. When you first fall, the force of gravity speeds you up, but the air is making a drag force in the opposite direction. The faster you go, the stronger the drag. Terminal velocity is the speed when drag force perfectly cancels out the gravity force, so you don’t speed up any further.

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