For all those physics haters....
I was deleting some really ancient emails when I came across this little gem by thekillerinside.
A hysterical physics lab on the properties of a carousel in Six Flags.
Abstract: The aim of this lab is to experience the physics miracle that is one of the most cherished and honored rides in American history and culture: the carousel. The carousel not only undergoes angular and linear velocity, but is reigned by the mighty powers of centripetal force and acceleration. The carousel, though a seemingly, uneventful ride is quite a mover and shaker, making enthralling sine curve waves. The romance and the fun associated with a carousel were effectively sucked out by physics on the fateful day of April 22, 200-, a day to live in infamy.
Write a paragraph comparing and contrasting the motions, forces, and wave patterns of the inner and outer horses.
The horses, though they look alike to the naked and untrained eye and mind, experience discrepancies that only a proficient physics student could discern. All horses and chickens are not equal according to physics. Physics seems to agree with the 1896 case of Plessy vs. Ferguson. The inner horses travels at a slower rate than the outer horse because of its smaller radius and circumference. And hence, they experience centripetal forces that are less intense than the outer, because it requires less work to move. The inner horses and outer horses seem to recognize that they are different and hence move out of phase with each other, never able to join the in phase community. Thank god the chickens separate them. Harmony must reign in the carousel world and the chickens are good mediators.
I <3 Melissa and not Sadaf who shall never get another post of her own. Heh.
Now I must go off to watch Brangelina in Smiths, run off to see Narnia, write Susan/Peter fic to write some term papers/essays from HELL.