re: Let's Overanalyze "Home Alone" and "Home Alone 2"

Somebody correct me on my work if I'm wrong and I don't want to turn this thread into a math course, but we could use the equation that takes account for speed due to gravity.

That is v^2=u^2+2as
where v=velocity at the bottom
u=starting velocity
a=acceleration, gravity 32.2 ft/s
s=starting height

So with your numbers you get
v^2=0+2(32.2)(40)
v^2=2576
v=50.75 ft/s
that converts to 34.6 mph

Damn...