Every mass exerts an attractive force on every other mass, and this force we call gravity. The magnitude of the gravitational force exerted by one object on another object is the product of their two masses and the gravitational constant divided by the square of the distance between them. When calculating the magnitude of Earth's gravitational pull on objects within its atmosphere, distance is negligible.
How could the distance be negligible when she was so far away?
According to Newton's First Law of Motion, an object in a state of motion remains in that state of motion until acted upon by an outside force. An object falling to the earth is acted upon by the force of gravity, and as a result it accelerates downwards. Ignoring air resistance, an object in free fall accelerates downward at a rate of 9.8 m/s2.
Why did it seem like she was falling so much faster?
The graph of a projectile's position function with respect to time is parabolic. The projectile hits the ground when x(t)=0.
How long did he have until then? How many seconds were left?
When a collection of dust and rock enters the Earth's atmosphere and begins to burn, it is called a meteoroid. The trail of light given off by the flaming meteoroid as it falls is what is known as a meteor, colloquially referred to as a shooting star.
She was the last of the Celestial Wizards, the final bridge between the heavens and the earth. She was the closest a human being could get to a star, and she was falling. Maybe he should make a wish.
Natsu Dragneel was renowned for the applied force his fist could exert on one's face.
What he wouldn't give to have Jet's velocity right now...
He was raised by Igneel, who was a dragon. His best friend was Happy, who was an Exceed. In an example of convergent evolution, both dragons and Exceeds had wings, an adaption that occurred as a result of natural selection.
Why didn't she have wings? Why a pair of magnificent and utterly unhelpful breasts and not wings?
He was not considered by most to be the sharpest tool in the shed.
Everyone in the guild had their parts to play: Mira was the local beauty, Cana was the town drunk, and he was the village idiot.
Despite his reputation for reckless heroism, Natsu Dragneel was not as dumb as he seemed.
He saw how this was going to end.
Lucy was an object in freefall.
An object in freefall accelerates downwards at a rate of 9.8 m/s2.
Natsu wasn't going to catch her.