The Picard ManeuverM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world • 11 days agoYou have to pick onelemmy.worldimagemessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up1309arrow-down115
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minus-square@JayDee@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilink8•10 days agoA bowling ball imparted with the momentum from a slingshot won’t even have the energy to stay air-borne. The marble imparted with the momentum from a slingshot will fracture or even penetrate your skull. Momentum is m*v. However, kinetic energy is (1/2)m*v^2, where the velocity is providing exponentially more to the equation.
(The bowlingball will also kill you)
A bowling ball imparted with the momentum from a slingshot won’t even have the energy to stay air-borne.
The marble imparted with the momentum from a slingshot will fracture or even penetrate your skull.
Momentum is m*v. However, kinetic energy is (1/2)m*v^2, where the velocity is providing exponentially more to the equation.