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tonytnnt
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Hi, I'm trying to figure out the number of g's something undergoes after being dropped and hitting the floor. So far I've figured out that I need the time it takes for the collision to occur. I know it's not instantaneous, but I can't find any information on it, so can you point me in the right direction? Are there tables with this information available?
P.S. If you need a scenario to figure out what I'm talking about (since I'm not sure if I've worded it correctly) if I were to drop my TI-89 graphing calculator from a height of about 2 meters, it should reach about 6.3 m/s in a vacuum. I need to figure out how many g's the calculator would experience when hitting a concrete floor (or slate or marble etc.)
P.S. If you need a scenario to figure out what I'm talking about (since I'm not sure if I've worded it correctly) if I were to drop my TI-89 graphing calculator from a height of about 2 meters, it should reach about 6.3 m/s in a vacuum. I need to figure out how many g's the calculator would experience when hitting a concrete floor (or slate or marble etc.)
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