The Math Behind Michael Jordan’s Legendary Hang Time

Michael Jordan’s legendary slam dunk from the free throw line has been calculatedat 0.92 seconds of pure hang time. But how many seconds could Jordan have gotten were he doing the same jump on Mars? Or Jupiter? Andy Peterson and Zack Patterson share the math equation behind hang time.

Michael Jordan once said, ‘I don’t know whether I’ll fly or not. I know that when I’m in the air, sometimes I feel like I don’t ever have to come down.’

But thanks to Isaac Newton, we know that what goes up, m...