32 feet per second.

32 feet per second, is that the speed at impact?

No. It's the airspeed of an African swallow.

How about you try it and let us know.

BZZZZZZZZZTTTTTT!!!!!!!!! later,

Only after the first second, then it gets faster by that amount every second, except that there is air resistance that keeps you from accelerating

I guess that all depends on which direction you're traveling...

The Rockrat...(You are now cleared for takeoff....)

Disregarding drag, which can't really be disregarded.

Well, yes, If they've fallen unimpeded for exactly one second. The true expression for acceleration is 32 ft/sec/sec. At the end of 2 seconds, they are falling at 64 ft/sec, where v=a*t. Some may argue though that the speed at impact is 0. Decelleration by rock, dirt, and gravel is often much more severe than acceleration by gravity.

This should clear up this up for you......
http://dbhs.wvusd.k12.ca.us/Humor/Cartoon-Laws-of- Physics.html

Oh, yeah, an African swallow maybe, but not a European swallow. That's my point.

I know, I try hard, but my wife and daughter keep hollering 'looky there! That's a guy dressed up as a girl!' I tell them not to laugh and point at the wierdos, but they never listen...

- Sumo