Recent content by pleb22

Thank you, all, for the replies. I did not realize that it was a frequently asked question, as my searches did not turn up answers that seemed in synch with my question. The idea for approximating the force seems reasonable - thank you. With regard to the statement that I need to be...

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Hi there, I'm interested in the force required to jump. It's been a decade since physics, my old copy of Serway is 1,000 miles away, and I can't remember enough about solving the problem to put proper keywords into a Google search (yeah, it's pathetic). I remember enough about Newtonian...