Eli5 why jumping off a plane last second doesn’t decrease Fall damage

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Eli5 why jumping off a plane last second doesn’t decrease Fall damage

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It does, but not in a significant way.

Imagine you are falling towards the ground at 100 m/s. If you jump right before impact, you give yourself an upwards velocity of 2.5 m/s. That means your net velocity is still 97.5 m/s down. The difference between 97.5 m/s and 100 m/s is not enough to stop you from splattering.

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