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A rock is dropped from a cliff that is 55 metres tall, and dropped at a velocity of 1.6543 m/s -1.

How far away is the boat from the cousin of the person who drops the rock?

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Japanese writing makes me aroused.

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accounting for the curvature of the earth?

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Originally posted by D43M0N
A rock is dropped from a cliff that is 55 metres tall, and dropped at a velocity of 1.6543 m/s -1.

How far away is the boat from the cousin of the person who drops the rock?
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Originally posted by XanthosNZ
Japanese writing makes me aroused.
doesn't take much, eh...

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Originally posted by Coconut
accounting for the curvature of the earth?
no, you have to take into account the curvature of a Coconut.

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25 kilometers, unless the cliff is south of the equator in which case the boat hits the cousin, we will not discuss what happens to the rock

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Anyone fancy a trip to the moon?