A1_3 Paragliding through Hyrule

Authors

  • Michael Mckee University of Leicester
  • Alistair Goodwin University of Leicester
  • Laura Horton University of Leicester
  • Luca James University of Leicester
  • Chris Mander University of Leicester

Abstract

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is an open world video game where the character Link can use a paraglider to soar over Hyrule. After calculating the terminal velocity of Link's vertical fall speed with the paraglider open, we found that the air density at sea level is approximately 200 kg m^(-3), with a pressure of 16800 kPa. We compared this pressure to that of a diver on Earth and found that this atmospheric pressure is greater than the maximum depth any scuba diver on Earth has reached.

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Published

12/06/2019

How to Cite

Mckee, M., Goodwin, A., Horton, L., James, L., & Mander, C. (2019). A1_3 Paragliding through Hyrule. Physics Special Topics, 18(1). Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/pst/article/view/3330

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 1 (2019): Physics Special Topics

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