How strong does wind have to be to knock down a person?

Knocking you down would take a wind of at least 70 mph. The terminal velocity, which is the wind speed (falling speed) where the force of the wind equals the force of gravity, for a person is about 120 mph — that would likely knock you down.
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How much wind can a human stand in?

Humans can survive blasts of 500 mph wind, which is important because pilots sometimes need to eject from airplanes at those speeds. In the 1940s, the US government put pilots in wind tunnels to learn how they reacted to high winds.
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How much weight can 20 mph wind lift?

How much weight can 20 mph wind lift? The 0.00256 is a dimensionless coefficient from simplifying terms in the English system of units. A 20 MPH wind hitting a flat surface will exert 1.02 PSF pressure or a little over 32 pounds of force against the sheet of plywood.
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Can 70 mph winds move a cars?

An average person could be moved by a 67 mph wind, and an average car can be moved by a 90 mph wind.
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Can you walk in 70 mph winds?

Attempting to walk in 60-70mph winds is dangerous, and there is a high risk of being blown over and suffering injury. Stay away from difficult underfoot conditions or exposed edges and get off the hill as soon as possible. You're having a laugh!
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What would 500 mph winds do?

Hypercanes would have wind speeds of over 800 kilometres per hour (500 mph), potentially gusting to 970 km/h (600 mph), and would also have a central pressure of less than 700 hectopascals (20.67 inHg), giving them an enormous lifespan of at least several weeks.
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What would 200 mph winds do?

“Well-constructed frame homes could have damage to roof, shingles, vinyl siding and gutters. Large branches of trees will snap and shallowly rooted trees may be toppled. Extensive damage to power lines and poles likely will result in power outages that could last a few to several days.” Category 2: 96 to 110 mph.
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Can air cut you?

Up close, a compressed air can easily cut human flesh. But at a distance, the compressed air expands rapidly and can no long be a cutting tool (nothing is sharp any more at a distance).
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Can you cut water?

Water is a cleanser but it can also destroy something in its path, both inviting and dangerous. There's a lot you can do to and with this life-giving substance, but you really cannot cut it.
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How fast can a sword be swung?

The peak speed of the cutting part of the blade was about 20 m/s. This is about 72 km/h, or 48 mph.
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WHAT CAN 1000 mph winds do?

The end of the world wouldn't be pretty. If a big asteroid — like the one whizzing by on Wednesday — slammed into the Earth, ferocious winds of up to 1,000 mph and intense shock waves would kill the most people, according to a study published Wednesday.
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Can you survive 200 mph winds?

Anyone foolhardy enough to go outside won't fare any better — 200-mph winds are well above what a person is capable of withstanding. "We have observed that a person cannot stand up in winds above about 75 mph without being strapped or tethered to some support," Barlow said.
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Can a house withstand 200 mph winds?

It is the building material that architects and engineers increasingly turn to for homes meant to withstand extreme weather and hurricanes. ICF can stand up against winds over 200 miles per hour, and the additional insulation means the concrete cures even stronger than standard concrete forms.
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Can a house withstand 150 mph winds?

Building a Wood- or Steel-Frame Home to Resist 100 mph Winds

According to a report by FEMA, new wood-frame houses constructed according to building codes perform well structurally, in winds up to 150 mph, while a steel homes can withstand winds up to 170 mph.
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Can we survive hypercane?

For those on land, unless they had underground shelters, it would be nearly impossible to survive. And even if they did have shelters or were far away from the storm, they'd better have indoor agriculture set up and enough power to last for years to come. Earth, as we know, would be destroyed.
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What can 100 mph wind do?

Are damaging winds really a big deal? Damage from severe thunderstorm winds account for half of all severe reports in the lower 48 states and is more common than damage from tornadoes. Wind speeds can reach up to 100 mph and can produce a damage path extending for hundreds of miles.
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What happens if a tornado picks you up?

Tornado Strength and Speed

These tornadoes can generate winds of over 300 miles per hour, causing them to blow you around. Being inside a tornado's swirling updraft is like being in an unyielding blender, and you might be pulled off your feet and tossed into the air before you even realize you're in one.
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What is the heaviest thing a tornado has picked up?

What is the heaviest thing a tornado has ever picked up? The Pampa, Texas tornado moved machinery that weighted more that 30,000 pounds. Whether it was slid or picked up, we don't know. A tornado would certainly have no trouble tossing a 2000 -3000 pound van into the air.
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What's the strongest wind ever recorded?

Then, at 1:21 pm on April 12, 1934, the extreme value of 231 mph out of the southeast was recorded. This would prove to be the highest natural surface wind velocity ever officially recorded by means of an anemometer, anywhere in the world.
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What was the fastest wind in history?

The highest wind speed ever recorded occurred on Barrow Island, Australia. On April 10th, 1996, an unmanned weather station measured a 253 mph wind gust during Tropical Cyclone Olivia.
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How windy is too windy?

"Damaging high wind" with sustained speeds greater than 58 mph, or frequent wind gusts greater than 58 mph. Damaging wind conditions are consistent with a high wind warning. "A High Threat to Life and Property from High Wind." "High wind" with sustained speeds of 40 to 57 mph.
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How windy is too windy for a fire?

2) Wind – Wind speed and direction should be carefully monitored before and during the burn. Wind should be steady from between 4 and 15 miles per hour. Gusty winds and/ or winds shifting greater than 45 degrees should be avoided. Calm conditions (wind speed less than 3 miles per hour) should also be avoided.
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Can a sword cut a bullet?

Watch Isao Machii, who holds several Guinness World Records, accurately use his samurai sword with lightning speed to cut a bullet in half. Cutting a speeding bullet in half may be a trick shown in Rajnikanth movies but it can actually be done in real life by a real ninja.
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How long does it take to swing a sword Minecraft?

Java Edition

Swords have an attack speed of 1.6 and take 0.625 seconds to recover.
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