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To: flintsilver7

“so if it’s traveling twice as fast then the energy is now twenty times as much.”

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Power = Mass (velocity squared)


82 posted on 03/18/2014 2:02:13 PM PDT by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem)
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To: Jewbacca

Did I butcher the equation? I thought that mass was linear and velocity was quadratic, so five times the mass and twice the speed would be 5 * 2^2.


84 posted on 03/18/2014 2:04:00 PM PDT by flintsilver7 (Honest reporting hasn't caught on in the United States.)
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To: Jewbacca

It is forbidden to give scientific facts to a forum response!


88 posted on 03/18/2014 2:06:32 PM PDT by Tzfat
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To: Jewbacca

kinetic energy = 1/2 (m)(v squared)

seems appropriate too


100 posted on 03/18/2014 2:17:28 PM PDT by zipper ("The Second Amendment IS my carry permit!" -- Ted Nugent)
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