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Re: [Phys-L] The Make-Believe World of Real-World Physics

On Jul 25, 2013, at 10:26 AM, William Maddox <MADDOWI@auburn.edu> wrote:

E. Apparently MIT has lowered its standards and now has redneck physics (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxvsHNRXLjw) .

IMHO this video would be much more useful if, instead of showing the same shot at different frame-rates and from different angles, it included at least three different 'muzzle velocities' with identical aiming and target height.

Seeing then that the golf ball and monkey reach the same point at the same time would be more impressive.

High muzzle velocity => hit occurs high up.
Medium Muzzle velocity => hit occurs at mid height
Low muzzle velocity => hit occurs near ground

of course it would take some effort to get the three muzzle velocities 'just right'.


(but the Red Necks in the Crowd would appreciate it.)