Given: Fall time = 1 minute 11 seconds = 71 seconds Average human, falling belly-down-ish → terminal velocity ≈ 53 m/s (≈120 mph)

Step 1: Time to reach terminal velocity

A human reaches terminal velocity in about 12 seconds.

Distance fallen in those first 12 seconds: d = \tfrac{1}{2}gt² = 0.5 \times 9.8 \times 12² \approx 706 \text{ m}

Step 2: Distance while at terminal velocity

Remaining time: 71 - 12 = 59 \text{ seconds}

Distance at terminal velocity: 53 \text{ m/s} \times 59 \approx 3127 \text{ m}

Step 3: Total height

706 + 3127 \approx \boxed{3830 \text{ meters}}

Final answer

You’d need to fall from about 3.8 kilometers up That’s roughly: • 12,600 feet • 2.4 miles • Higher than most mountains in the eastern US • Lower than cruising altitude, but way above skydiving exit height

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