Timeline for When should you jump off a falling ladder?
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| Aug 20, 2016 at 20:19 | comment | added | Rex Kerr | @DoktorJ - You can always push yourself off to the side while in freefall rather than letting the ladder push you down even faster. In theory, you know, when you an infinitesimal point on the ladder. If you have a real ladder: don't fall off; by the time you realize you're in free-fall with a ladder pushing down on you, things are already way too bad. | |
| Aug 20, 2016 at 17:38 | comment | added | trichoplax is on Codidact now | From the title I expected this question to be "How long should I stay on a falling ladder before jumping off?" | |
| Aug 20, 2016 at 8:50 | comment | added | Jason C | When you say "jump" do you mean "let go" or do you mean "jump" (like, propel yourself away from the ladder with force)? | |
| Aug 20, 2016 at 7:54 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackPhysics/status/766906288714416129 | ||
| Aug 20, 2016 at 5:26 | comment | added | Doktor J | @RexKerr and what do you do if it's falling over backwards? I'm pretty sure it'd be impossible to "stand on it" without holding on. | |
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| Aug 19, 2016 at 16:40 | comment | added | Carl Witthoft | Tho' both the answer here and at your link ignore the real-world issue of What's Down There. You want to jump off when you're more likely to land on soft ground than rocks or a poison ivy patch. :-) | |
| Aug 19, 2016 at 16:00 | comment | added | Rex Kerr | Incidentally, even better is to ride the ladder partway by standing on it (but not holding on) until gravity pulls it away from you. | |
| Aug 19, 2016 at 14:58 | answer | added | John Rennie | timeline score: 14 | |
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