The picture I took is from a beach at Makaha. At this beach, there was an area where you could jump off rocks going into the ocean. The first time I went there, I was pretty nervous to jump off the rocks, even though they weren't too high (probably around 10 ft). Standing at the tip of the rock, looking at the ocean, watching for a wave to come in (so my feet don't hit the bottom / sand), I finally made my jump. As I made a leap for it, I first went into the an upwards direction from being pushed up from the jump. At the top / peak of my jump, I felt myself being suspended in the air for the slightest moment and then falling. As I fell into the ocean, it all happened very fast. After getting out of the water, I was super happy I did it and wanted to jump off higher things. As we learned in science these past 2 classes, I found out that with falling from higher distances, the object (or you) will accelerate faster with time, which on this planet Earth, is at 10 meters per seconds squared. This could come in handy for my future so that I now know that the thrill is related to the height of what you are falling from. With acceleration being proportionate to time, that means with smaller distances, the speed is slower than what it could be after falling for a longer time (until it reaches the top speed). This negative acceleration (negative because it's put into a downwards direction) is what gives us those tingly butterflies in your tummy when falling.

Looks like fun! Also keep in mind that all objects fall at the same speed, so in theory, someone jumping with the same force as you and same time as you would hit the water at the same time as you. You can also mention gravity (which is a type of acceleration) pulling you down to the water at 10m/s^2. Sweet post though!
ReplyDeleteIt was very fun :) but ok I'll mention that!Thank you!
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