Re: Physics Answer to a Question...

["A. R. Marlow" <marlow@beta.loyno.edu>]

> ...
> > Now this is easy to set up on a spreadsheet with M reduced by one gram for
> > each spit and the resulting dv added to the current v after each spit.  I
> > have done so and the result is 9061 spits to reach 1 m/s.  
>                                  ^^^^
> Oops!  I meant 9064.  Really!
> ...

Include in your spreadsheet the extra mdv term actually present in the 
situation and see what you get.  My rough estimate is about 5000 spits, 
but it would be interesting to see the spreadsheet result.

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