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Re: [Phys-l] old stuff--battleship momentum conservation.



Some folks seem to confuse the roiled water (caused by the muzzle blast) with a wake caused by the ship sliding sideways.

Short answer - No Way!



At 2:48 PM -0500 2/3/11, Dr. Richard Tarara wrote:
Some time ago we had this thread on whether or not a salvo from the 9 guns
of a WWII battleship actually moves the ship sideways. I couldn't find the
shot I knew I had at the time, but did find it and will put it up at:

www.saintmarys.edu/~rtarara/BATTLESHIP.jpg

for a few days (running short on college server storage).

I will offer no additional comments. ;-)

Rick