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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._R._Grace_Building
I was walking by this building a few days ago. It has a very distinct architecture, the bottom of it starts curving away from a vertical plane. Where the building meets the street it's probably at a 10° angle off from the vertical, or even more (I didnt have my protractor with me:( ).
So I was wondering, what shape would this building have to be to make a fall off the roof survivable for a human being?
Assuming that, we keep the height the same, 190 meters. The person doesn't have a running start. The facade of the building is a single material, with a low friction coefficient.
Is this something that is even possible to calculate? Or is it meaningless because there are countless examples of shapes?
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