Superguy is flying at treetop level near Paris when he sees the Eiffel Tower elevator start to fall (the cable snapped). His x-ray vision tells him that Lois La Tour is inside the elevator. If Superguy is 1.00 km away from the tower, and the elevator falls from a height of 240 m, how long does Superguy have to save Lois and what must his average speed be?
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t = √[2*h/g] = 7.00 s
V = 1.00/7.00 = 0.143 km/s = 515 km/hr
V = 1.00/7.00 = 0.143 km/s = 515 km/hr
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He won't be able to save her. When she lands on his arms, she'll be sliced into pieces so it's more merciful to let her hit the pavement.