I think Tommy had the best illustration, just imagine tilting the car up instead of accelerating forward. You still get pushed into your seat, but it's easier to see why the balloon goes forward in the car.
I don't care if it is an orgy of death, there's still such a thing as a napkin.
Willow ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
The Crying of Natter 49
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Gudanov - Feb 08, 2007 12:19:30 pm PST #9379 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
Sean K - Feb 08, 2007 12:19:35 pm PST #9380 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Hec gave a whitefont answer.
Jesse - Feb 08, 2007 12:20:22 pm PST #9381 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
it wasn't a trip whose primary purpose was to see MichiBuffistas.
That part was awesome, though!!!
Polter-Cow - Feb 08, 2007 12:21:37 pm PST #9382 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Hec whitefonted the answer: Jesse and Emily
You have a frictionless rollercoaster on an airless planet
I don't believe you. Continue.
with a gravity of 10m/s^2. The drive that takes the cars from the flat platform area to the first drop imparts a velocity of 1m/s at the very top of the first drop. The cars arrive back at the platform area with a velocity of 41m/s before braking. How tall is the first drop relative to the platform?
4 m.
Gudanov - Feb 08, 2007 12:22:16 pm PST #9383 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
20m?
Yep, unless I made a mistake which is all too possible.
bon bon - Feb 08, 2007 12:23:21 pm PST #9384 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I plead skimming and already knowing the answer.
Gudanov - Feb 08, 2007 12:23:40 pm PST #9385 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
I don't believe you. Continue.
Yeah, and you probably don't believe in spherical cows either.
Polter-Cow - Feb 08, 2007 12:24:09 pm PST #9386 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Crap. I figured the velocity increased by 40 m/s, and since the acceleration was 10 m/s/s, a drop over 4 s increased the velocity by 40 m/s.
Oh, I guess that didn't actually include anything about the height of the drop. Fuck.
§ ita § - Feb 08, 2007 12:26:12 pm PST #9387 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Phase transition?
Could be. I have no IQ left.
tommyrot - Feb 08, 2007 12:27:52 pm PST #9388 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Gud's last question is actually simpler than it sounds. You still need to know the proper physics equation, or failing that, calculus, or you could realize that for this particular question there's a shortcut to doing the calculus.