The amount of energy at the tip of the statue:
>KE= (mass * velocity^2)/2, therefore
KE= (272kg * 19.6m/s^2)/2
KE= (104,491)/2
KE= 52,245 joules, or 52.25 kJ.
for reference, a skull can be cracked with as little as 375 joules, and the force equivalent is igniting 13 grams of TNT right next to his head
>KE= (mass * velocity^2)/2, therefore
KE= (272kg * 19.6m/s^2)/2
KE= (104,491)/2
KE= 52,245 joules, or 52.25 kJ.
for reference, a skull can be cracked with as little as 375 joules, and the force equivalent is igniting 13 grams of TNT right next to his head