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AgoraiosBum t1_itvyz3y wrote

Reply to comment by AngryBlitzcrankMain in TIL The European 30 Years' War 1618 - 1648 began with Czech nobles throwing two Habsburg governors out of Prague castle window onto a huge dungheap. The corresponding carnage - fought over the issue of religious freedom following the Protestant Reformation - left millions dead. by Royal_Bumblebee_

fluffy clothing would have negligible impact to slow their acceleration; a 70 foot drop isn't big enough to reach speeds close to their terminal velocity that the friction would be a major player (although it would lower their final terminal velocity) - a person reaches terminal velocity after about 1500 feet.

They landed both with something that was softer than stone and also at an incline. Their political opponents claimed it was a dungheap, but it certainly could have been something more benign; lots of layers of fluffy clothes would help with the landing a bit.

At least one of them had severe injuries, though.

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AngryBlitzcrankMain t1_itw4agf wrote

There is too much of a incline (I dont know if thats the proper word). Modern examination proved that they was nothing that could potentially stay in the specific place and slow their fall. Professor Josef Petráň and professor Josef Tesař and others proved that the only thing that had any influence on the slowing of the impact had to be either their clothes or simply the "terrain situation" at the place. If you can read Czech I could provide you with some direct quotes from their research.

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Also not sure where did 70 feet drop come from. The Czech researchers worked with 50 feet, which is the height of the window from which Slavata, Martinic and Fabricius were thrown from.

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AgoraiosBum t1_itwcsao wrote

At 50 feet, the clothes have even less of an impact on slowing their descent - the friction from the air increases as the speed increases, and they aren't going fast enough after just 50 feet.

But as I did say, the clothes and the incline would help dissipate the force of the impact. So clothes can make a difference (so if you meant slowed the forces on them at impact, then yes, we are in agreement)

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AngryBlitzcrankMain t1_itwd8gp wrote

Sure, english isnt my first or second language, so we probably do. Still, the main point is that the paper/dung/trash heap Story Is just innacurate.

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th4t1guy t1_itxx8r0 wrote

This has been fascinating. Thanks for your contributions.

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