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by Anonymous on April 15th, 2007

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How high of a vertical jump does a person need to dunk for a person that's 5'8"

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  • by Old School on April 15th, 2007

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    Given that a basketball rim is 10 feet (120 inches) from the floor and the hand must clear that by about 8 inches, the tip of ones hand needs to touch 128 inches high.

    A typical 5'8" person has a standing reach of about 7'6" (90 inches).

    Subtracting the two indicates that the described person would need about a 38-inch vertical leap to dunk a basketball

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  • by MAC N CHEESE on April 15th, 2007

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    ALOT...MY GUESS WOULD BE 42 OR 43....MINES 30 AND IM 6'1

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