Re: [Phys-L] real-world physics

["John Clement" <clement@hal-pc.org>]

You know they were not filled with anything heavy as you can see someone
slinging a box as if it had no weight.  But having something in them to
break the fall migh be good.  I didn't see any evidence of foam packing such
as foam peanuts.

John M. Clement
Houston, TX 

> > I wonder if the boxes were filled with bubble wrap.
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> A possible worsening, as if not popped, bouncing, doubling 
> the acceleration.
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> >  Since these are
> > professionals I suspect they first tried a dummy and that 
> they know how to
> > calculate forces.
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> > So testing an idea is not all that farfetched.