Re: Train physics

["Lawrence E. L'Hote" <llhote@MAIL.COIN.MISSOURI.EDU>]

Still Rated R

I recall reading about an elementary science 'specialist' having an activity
named "Floaters and Sinkers".     Using poop to illustrate density concepts.

....physics...it's everywhere, it's everywhere!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



> Warning this posting is R rated.  There is no sex or violence,
> but it does involve using a toilet.  But it IS about physics.
>
>
> OK you were warned.  I ride the train to work every day.
> Recently I was urinating.  (For those who don't know me =
>
> I'm a male-type person.)  The train braked and the stream =
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> began following a curved path.  For a second I thought,
> "Oh Geez, did my you-know-what just break?"  And then I =
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> realized, (in unison now) "No dummy, it's a non-inertial =
>
> reference frame!"
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> See, it was physics, after all.  No, I'm not doing this =
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> demo for my class.
>
> Bill Larson
> Switzerland
> email: Bill_Larson@compuserve.com