Date:         Sat, 4 Mar 2006 14:49:33 -0800
Reply-To:     Evan Mac Donald <macdonald1987@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         Evan Mac Donald <macdonald1987@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Power loss with 15" wheels?
Comments: To: Jim Arnott <jrasite@eoni.com>
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AH-HA! Precisely my point! Our Vanagons do not enjoy the pleasure of falling in a vaccuum. And, since the wind resistance will be very much the same between most of our beasties, the weight becomes the deciding factor.

  And I enjoyed physics, too. I still torment my wife with little gems from our college days... ...hee hee hee....

Jim Arnott <jrasite@eoni.com> wrote:
  In a vacuum, they'll both fall at 9.8 m/s^2 (~32 ft/s^2) on the
planet Earth. (Physics 101)


Jim (Who actually enjoyed Physics.)

On Mar 4, 2006, at 12:36 PM, Evan Mac Donald wrote:

> Discounting the effects of things like wind resistance, yes. But,
> given two objects of identical wind resistance, the heavier WILL
> fall faster. Consider two sheets of paper. Leave one flat, and
> crumple up the other. Which will fall faster?
>
> Kim Brennan wrote: Didn't some italian
> disprove that heavier objects fall faster?
>
>
> On Mar 4, 2006, at 12:38 PM, Jake de Villiers wrote:
>
>> Weight is also a crucial factor in downhill coasting, which is why
>> the
>> bigger bodies go down the luge and bobsled runs faster. Also why
>> your kids
>> can smoke you going up the ridge on bikes, but you can catch up on
>> the way
>> down!
>
>
>
> Evan Mac Donald
>
> 1984 Wolfburg
> 1985 GL 7 Pass.
> 1991 Carat Weekender
> 1972 Chevy P/U
> 1993 Bonneville




Evan Mac Donald

1984 Wolfburg
1985 GL 7 Pass.
1991 Carat Weekender
1972 Chevy P/U
1993 Bonneville