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Re: The Law of Falling Lego
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Mon, 1 May 2000 02:13:28 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Matthew Miller writes:
> Adam Hoekwater <ahoekwat@nd.edu> wrote:
> > After a dropped Lego piece hits the floor, it travels across the floor
> > roughly six times the distance from the table to the floor.
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> > (Drop Distance) * 6 = Radius at which I start looking.
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> On what surface? Linoleum? Hardwood? Carpet? (What kind of carpet?)
Hehe... it doesn't matter :-)
-Shiri
(yes, I know that's not physics-wise possible... but we already agreed that
lego bricks don't obey the physics rules! :-)
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 | | Re: The Law of Falling Lego
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| Here's a more accurate calculation (deals with different surfaces): L = (H(R/50)+B)/S Set H to the height of the table, B to the number of studs of the brick, R to the radius you get with (H*6) and finally, S to the "bounciness" of the surface. A (...) (25 years ago, 10-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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