This calculation took way longer than it should have

My friend wanted to know why I didn't put my arms out to stop myself from landing on my face.  I broke out the calculator and summoned any lingering elementary school math skills.

If I was traveling 25 mph that is 132,000 feet per hour, 2200 feet per minute, and 36.6 feet per second.  Assuming I had to travel 5 feet from my bike to the ground, and rounding down to 35 feet per second, I had approximately 14 hundredths of a second after leaving my bike until impact.

I'm pretty sure that explains why my face hit the ground first.

Comments

[Wendy]

Not because blogging (or life) is harder with broken wrists? ;-)

[dcrainmaker]

You did the right thing. The general guidance is to not put out your wrists, as you'll usually break them as Wendy noted. Of course, generally you also want to avoid breaking the fall with your face. ;)

[SLB]

I guess you need to work on that speed work!

;-)

[Chad]

Plus you don't need your jaw to bike, but you do need your arms and legs!