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So this is talking more a floating city akin to "Cloud City" from "The Empire Strikes Back" rather than "Atlantis" from "Stargate: SG-1".

Holy geek! I am so sad that I can make that comparison.

If the city collapsed, does that mean people would be crushed/roasted to death before the 50km fall killed them? A moot point I guess, but just curious seeing as the terminal velocity for a human body in free fall is right around 55mph, so even at that speed, you have to imagine that 50km gives you some real time to think about your demise.

I just want to know how far you would have to fall before atmospheric pressure and the intense heat did you in. Would you only have time for a quick prayer or could you have a conversation with your betrothed as you both fell to your death?

Alright, it's morbid. But it's somewhat science related...

Not all that different from being on a sinking ship falling to the bottom of the ocean. A fairly short amount of horror, then squish.

Maybe a submarine is more accurate. On a ship, at least you have the chance to bail out and float to the surface!

Because of Venus's gravity, I wonder if you fall even faster, anyhow. I was thinking of terminal velocity with G, but G is obviously going to be a different value on Venus.

Wow, I wonder what TV is for a human body on Venus...