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Forum: Tech Log
30th Mar 2014, 19:38
Replies: 156
Views: 31,971
Posted By A Squared

Dunno, it's kind of a difficult post to , but I...

Dunno, it's kind of a difficult post to , but I *think* his point is that the he agrees that the density of a real object falling though a real atmosphere *will* affect the velocity. I *think*...
Forum: Tech Log
21st Mar 2014, 14:34
Replies: 156
Views: 31,971
Posted By A Squared

Well, for what it's worth, I wondered the same...

Well, for what it's worth, I wondered the same thing while reading the official explanation of the airplane "streaking" upward after the CWT explosion.

Without going thru the numbers again, what...
Forum: Tech Log
17th Mar 2014, 10:08
Replies: 156
Views: 31,971
Posted By A Squared

;) Thanks for being a good sport about it.

;) Thanks for being a good sport about it.
Forum: Tech Log
17th Mar 2014, 08:21
Replies: 156
Views: 31,971
Posted By A Squared

Yes, Where is ANCPER? He's gone oddly quiet....

Yes, Where is ANCPER? He's gone oddly quiet. I was really looking forward to his next iteration of why I'm wrong.

I do hope nothing has happened to him.
Forum: Tech Log
14th Mar 2014, 15:44
Replies: 156
Views: 31,971
Posted By A Squared

Swing and a miss. Y'know, it isn't all...

Swing and a miss.

Y'know, it isn't all that difficult ...



warmer ...
Forum: Tech Log
14th Mar 2014, 15:05
Replies: 156
Views: 31,971
Posted By A Squared

Well without intending to take sides, I have to...

Well without intending to take sides, I have to say that oggers' ad-hominem approach regarding publications is a spectacular failure.
Forum: Tech Log
14th Mar 2014, 10:53
Replies: 156
Views: 31,971
Posted By A Squared

Tourist, In a previous post you said: ...

Tourist,

In a previous post you said:



Now, I know just enough about tides to be dangerous. I'm aware that bathymetric effects are major factors, and the other stuff makes sense. I'm...
Forum: Tech Log
14th Mar 2014, 10:48
Replies: 156
Views: 31,971
Posted By A Squared

Ehh, when I read the paper, my takeaway was that...

Ehh, when I read the paper, my takeaway was that he was talking about the variation of gravity due to altitude, a la the free air gradient vs assuming gravitational acceleration to be constant at all...
Forum: Tech Log
14th Mar 2014, 08:45
Replies: 156
Views: 31,971
Posted By A Squared

ANCPERS, Here's another question for your...

ANCPERS,

Here's another question for your physics grad student. Print it out and give it to her verbatim.

Assume that the terminal velocity of the lighter object is exactly 15.80 m/sec.
...
Forum: Tech Log
14th Mar 2014, 07:59
Replies: 156
Views: 31,971
Posted By A Squared

Well, ANCPERS, no, I'm not. It is...

Well, ANCPERS, no, I'm not.

It is interesting how you have changed your claim as you've been unable to defend it and you've had to walk it back, so to speak, to avoid admitting you were wrong....
Forum: Tech Log
14th Mar 2014, 04:04
Replies: 156
Views: 31,971
Posted By A Squared

Well, Tides are a result of temporal variations...

Well, Tides are a result of temporal variations in the net gravitational acceleration vector caused by the effects of the moon and sun. But, I suspect that you know that and are merely trying to...
Forum: Tech Log
14th Mar 2014, 03:55
Replies: 156
Views: 31,971
Posted By A Squared

I've already stated the answer pretty clearly,...

I've already stated the answer pretty clearly, the one with more mass will hit first. If the dimensions of said objects are relatively low drag, the difference may be small enough that it's...
Forum: Tech Log
13th Mar 2014, 15:14
Replies: 156
Views: 31,971
Posted By A Squared

And I would suggest that you are making some...

And I would suggest that you are making some rather broad and incorrect assumptions here.

As Awblain said, the amount the effective gravity changes at the earth's surface due to lunar and solar...
Forum: Tech Log
13th Mar 2014, 11:57
Replies: 156
Views: 31,971
Posted By A Squared

A thousand apologies. I never meant to gore any...

A thousand apologies. I never meant to gore any sacred cows, (or whoever the appropriate metaphor is.) ;)
Forum: Tech Log
13th Mar 2014, 11:07
Replies: 156
Views: 31,971
Posted By A Squared

And just for entertainment purposes, I'll throw...

And just for entertainment purposes, I'll throw in another proof. This is about as close as you can come to the basketball full of air vs basketball full of concrete. The video contains a lot if...
Forum: Tech Log
13th Mar 2014, 10:01
Replies: 156
Views: 31,971
Posted By A Squared

I suspect that is a little too subtle for some. ...

I suspect that is a little too subtle for some. Can you be more specific on the difference of the effect of gravity? Is the heavier glider pulled to earth faster or at the same rate as the glider...
Forum: Tech Log
13th Mar 2014, 09:43
Replies: 156
Views: 31,971
Posted By A Squared

Indeed. What you're missing though, is that you...

Indeed. What you're missing though, is that you are the one who doesn't know the basics of physics.

It is astonishing that you continue to insist that you're correct when it has been...
Forum: Tech Log
10th Mar 2014, 13:25
Replies: 156
Views: 31,971
Posted By A Squared

Ironic to have someone who is *that* freakin'...

Ironic to have someone who is *that* freakin' clueless about physics telling others they need to go back to school, isn't it? That's life on an internet forum though, I guess.
Forum: Tech Log
10th Mar 2014, 07:45
Replies: 156
Views: 31,971
Posted By A Squared

When you're faking the footage on a soundstage in...

When you're faking the footage on a soundstage in Burbank, you can make anything fall at any speed you want. :}
Forum: Tech Log
10th Mar 2014, 07:12
Replies: 156
Views: 31,971
Posted By A Squared

It's true as far as it goes. Drag is not affected...

It's true as far as it goes. Drag is not affected by mass, but the *force* of gravity certainly is; in fact it's proportional to mass.

And for objects of different masses, which are otherwise...
Forum: Tech Log
10th Mar 2014, 07:00
Replies: 156
Views: 31,971
Posted By A Squared

That's a good illustration of the complete...

That's a good illustration of the complete absurdity of the claim. Frankly I'm astonished that we're even having this discussion on a board of professional pilots.
Forum: Tech Log
10th Mar 2014, 06:58
Replies: 156
Views: 31,971
Posted By A Squared

Well, no, he's not wrong. I don't know about the...

Well, no, he's not wrong. I don't know about the Eiffel tower experiment, but Galileo is famously (and perhaps apocryphally) credited with doing the same thing at the Tower of Pisa. Some accounts...
Forum: Tech Log
10th Mar 2014, 06:14
Replies: 156
Views: 31,971
Posted By A Squared

Unless you're misrepresenting the discussion (and...

Unless you're misrepresenting the discussion (and I have n reason to believe that you are, just covering that possibility) Skippiness 1 E hasn't a clue what he's talking about.
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