Boxing and sports science

Nipplefloss, you sir are an idiot. You must be 12. That's all I gotta say. If you think the force upon impact is the same from a 10 foot jump as it is from a 1 foot jump, you are flat out ******ed.

 

Theoretically correct.


However, in a practical sense, when we talk loosely about "force" in the sense of punching power, momentum is a better indication. Thus, the speed you are hitting at from 10m is actually going to be approximately 9m/sec faster than the guy jumping from the sidewalk, and therefore the momentum would be a lot more damaging.

 

See above.


Impact and force are two different things. So he is theoretically accurate, although in a practical sense, it does sound absurd.

 

Top notch show but bit to incosistant for my liking....

like when they tested the punchin power of girl and the guy... they both punched with 2 complete different punches.. the guy seemed to have bigger gloves on.

Plus when they measured Lucia's punch at 36ft per second and Chad's at only 30ft per second surprised me.. would like to see how Bad Chad measures up throwin the same kinda punch

 

Not necessarily. There is the force that is generated through the gravity, and there is the force from the ground that decelerates the object, i.e. you, to zero. Although the gravitational force is constant (assuming the start and end point are not significantly different as to the center of the earths gravity), the time as to which it is applied counts.

The impact force that decelerates the object to zero has a positive correlation with the total distance from the ground, and is also dependent on the total distance of deceleration (due to time).

For instance, if you jump off a building like a pencil, you'd break your legs as the time of deceleration is minimal.