Calculating the Impact: Measuring Dive Heights from the Pool

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The discussion revolves around measuring the speed of impact when diving from a height of 16 feet. The diver clarifies that they jumped from 12 feet and fell the remaining distance, starting their fall at 16 feet with an initial velocity of zero. There is a debate about the accuracy of the height measurement and the physics involved in calculating the speed of impact. The conversation highlights a misunderstanding regarding the physics concepts and the diver's experience level. Overall, the thread emphasizes the importance of accurate measurements and understanding the physics of diving.
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yo, just curious - i managed a backbuster from 16 feet yesterday in the diving pool - who wants to find out the speed at which i hit the water?
 
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You are kind of giving the game away by putting this in the homework section aren't you?

Did you not "jump" up at all? Just fall?
 
no, I am in college and taking no physics classes - i jumped from a distance of 12 feet up to a distance of 16 feet and fell the rest of the way to the water... and since the point at which i began to fall was 16 feet (my velocity at this point was 0) its the same as saying that i began to fall at 16 feet.
 
and i take back any "tone" i had in the previous post, seeing that you are a professor, not a high schooler with an attitude like i thought.
 
How do you know that you reached a max of 16ft?
 
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