University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Newton's Laws of Motion - Problems - Discussion Questions - Page 123: Q4.18

Answer

It's not the constant acceleration of $9.80~m/s^2$ of your freely falling body that hurts you, it's the large upward acceleration from the upward force of the ground acting on your body's mass.

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It's not the constant acceleration of $9.80~m/s^2$ of your freely falling body that hurts you, it's the large upward acceleration from the upward force of the ground acting on your body's mass.
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