if terminal velocity is the fastest an item can free fall, then if you were to shoot an item downwards, faster then it’s terminal velocity, would it slow down, or maintain that same speed? If it does slow down, what force is slowing it? Would it work the same way in a vacuum?

Question

if terminal velocity is the fastest an item can free fall, then if you were to shoot an item downwards, faster then it’s terminal velocity, would it slow down, or maintain that same speed? If it does slow down, what force is slowing it? Would it work the same way in a vacuum?

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Answer 1

Terminal velocity is the fastest an object can travel while falling outside of a vacuum. Inside of a vacuum, the sky’s the limit, so long as you have the energy to propell yourself at an ever increasing speed in an infinite direction.