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Why is this included on our references for common feats page?
It cites an article that gives us almost zero information on how that information was attained.
The only thing that article gives a source for is:
And generally, I feel like this runs into issues akin to deriving speed from KE. Apparently we already rejected this calc for giving a speed of Mach 5 to a massive baseball being on fire.
Where should our lines be drawn for these sorts of feats?
It cites an article that gives us almost zero information on how that information was attained.
The only thing that article gives a source for is:
Even then, it just says that NASA said that, without providing a source for us to check. And the actual part we use for the common feat isn't given any explanation or citation at all.Bodies are typically cremated at around 1,500°C and aircraft research from NASA reveals that you’d need to be running at Mach 5 (6,000km/h) to reach that temperature.
And generally, I feel like this runs into issues akin to deriving speed from KE. Apparently we already rejected this calc for giving a speed of Mach 5 to a massive baseball being on fire.
Where should our lines be drawn for these sorts of feats?