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The gravity of the earth, (9.8 m/s^2) exerts a downwards force on you causing your body to reduce its altitude. depending on the scale of the building, eventually the force of air resistance may become equal to that of the force of gravity, so you will cease to accelerate any faster. This is called terminal velocity, the speed at which the cannot physically move any faster unless an external force is applied. The human body usually reaches a speed of approximately 160 mph before reaching terminal velocity, (because it is quite thin). once the body hits the ground it decelerates almost instantaneously to a stationary manner, in which time the gravitational potential energy/kinetic potential energy that has built up from the fall equates to the force pushing the body with enough pressure to break bones, cause major injury, and even death. Jumping off of a building is one of the most common acts of suicide.

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