The discussion revolves around the concept of air resistance in the context of free-falling objects. Participants explore whether air resistance has a maximum value, particularly in relation to the forces acting on an object in free fall and the conditions under which terminal velocity is reached.
Participants do not reach a consensus on whether air resistance has a maximum value, as the discussion includes differing perspectives on the nature of air resistance and its relationship to weight and drag forces.
The discussion is constrained to atmospheric conditions and does not resolve the implications of varying drag coefficients based on object shape and orientation.
That's an odd way to view it. Static friction is a function of the normal force. There is no theoretical limit, only practical/materials limits.r4g3r4hk said:I know that friction on a surface has a maximum value. When an object is pushed with a force greater than the maximum friction value, the object will move.
By constraining the scenario to [atmospheric, I assume] free fall, you are defining the drag limit to be equal to the weight of the object.But when a free-falling object falls from a height, does air resistance have a maximum value as well?