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Episode 1 open discussion/updates/commentary
michael:
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--- Quote from: Neobie on February 17, 2009, 01:14:19 AM ---Tsk-tsk, Chateau! Half-m-v-squared!
That gives us 35.7m/s (assuming no friction). Yikes!
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omg ........ :grins: , maybe you should 1, and only 1 of those meds Neobie :angel: :lol:
ooppppppppsssssssss
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my head hurts
Chateau d If:
No!
The formula takes into account the kinetic energy of rotation: (1/2) I w^2
where I = (1/2) mr^2 is the moment of inertia of a cylinder and w is the angular velocity of rotation.
We also assume that the cheese rolls without slipping! :wise
Jobby:
:umn: No science! (:;)
Mrs Shrek:
--- Quote from: Joab on February 17, 2009, 03:24:29 AM --- :umn: No science! (:;)
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It's just a couple of little numbers, nothing to be scared of :funny:
Mrs Shrek:
--- Quote from: Neobie on February 17, 2009, 01:14:19 AM ---Each cheese wheel weighs 22.7kg, which translates to 811kgms^-1 of momentum, which would send someone like Amanda (who says she weighs 45.6kg) flying at 11.9ms^-1 or 26.6mph in an inelastic collision... blahblah
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End Result: Cheese 1 Amanda 0
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