A parents' day Gem

[LUDWIK KOWALSKI <KOWALSKIL@alpha.montclair.edu>]

> Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 10:51:03 -0800
> From: Leigh Palmer <palmer@sfu.ca>
> Subject: Re: Re[2]: A Parents' Day gem
>
> ...... I thought John Mallinckrodt's observation about a retarding force
> having a greater than first power velocity dependence providing effective 
> lift to be a revelation here. I'd never heard of such a thing, but it is 
> obviously true - and significant. .....

Yes, indeed. The amazing thing is that even a spherical projectile, without
any rotation, will experience a lift. Will think about this during the weekend.

                                                Ludwik Kowalski