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[-] [email protected] 22 points 1 week ago

It's probably pretty important. This paper on the terminal velocity of water droplets shows an upper limit of around 10m/s. And terminal velocity is reached in under 6m.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Even at 10m/s, thats 41kN of force.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Thank you for looking it up.

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