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Re: Real World Physics



On Sun, 4 Feb 2001, Derek Chirnside wrote:

Exercise: "Write a brief clear description of the physics of this situation
explaining why AJ Hackett does not use chains in his bungys."

How about the one where TWO people jumped using the same bungee, and only
one of them released his harness when they arrived near the ground. What
happened next? (I think they had jumped from the edge of a bridge over a
gorge, according to the verions I heard.)

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