Armed Weaponry class - Speed Distance, and Time
Today we'll be covering the basics of judging speed, distance and time; crucial elements when dealing with projectile attacks.
There are three ways to determine these factors:
You can eyeball or visually estimate it, which comes only with practice and experience.
You can use mathematical formulas...
...or you can just have dumb luck.
Since you're here to learn, I'm obligated to teach you the correct way until you get comfortable enough to eyeball it without error. *writes on chalkboard* Here are the basic formulas:
Distance ÷ Speed = Time
Distance ÷ Time = Speed
Time × Speed = Distance
There's a lot more to it than that, but I'll leave the details for you to learn in Falcon's Physics class and/or Linebeck's Math class...
For example, the average human can throw something the size and weight like *tosses in her hands* this capsule at 55 miles per hour. That's roughly 80 feet per second. Therefore... *points to a random student in the back row of seats* it'll only take me 0.3125 seconds to clock you in the head with this capsule since your sitting about 25 feet away from where I'm currently standing.
0.3125 seconds. That's the speed at which you blink your eyes.
Of course, I can throw this capsule much faster than the average human, but just for lesson's sake... How many seconds would it take for me to hit you with the capsule if you were seated, say, 100 feet away?
Additionally, many of prefer to use tools in combat, aka weapons. Weapons that will exceed speeds and strengths very few people can physically match alone. Things like guns, bows, even magic... so keep that in mind. That means no blinking, unless you like getting hit.
If you have any questions about my plans for the upcoming festival/tournament, now is also an acceptable time to ask...
[[Teachers, as always, are also welcome to pop in for whatever reasons they deem and be a nuisance among teh students to Sammy. :3]]
There are three ways to determine these factors:
You can eyeball or visually estimate it, which comes only with practice and experience.
You can use mathematical formulas...
...or you can just have dumb luck.
Since you're here to learn, I'm obligated to teach you the correct way until you get comfortable enough to eyeball it without error. *writes on chalkboard* Here are the basic formulas:
Distance ÷ Speed = Time
Distance ÷ Time = Speed
Time × Speed = Distance
There's a lot more to it than that, but I'll leave the details for you to learn in Falcon's Physics class and/or Linebeck's Math class...
For example, the average human can throw something the size and weight like *tosses in her hands* this capsule at 55 miles per hour. That's roughly 80 feet per second. Therefore... *points to a random student in the back row of seats* it'll only take me 0.3125 seconds to clock you in the head with this capsule since your sitting about 25 feet away from where I'm currently standing.
0.3125 seconds. That's the speed at which you blink your eyes.
Of course, I can throw this capsule much faster than the average human, but just for lesson's sake... How many seconds would it take for me to hit you with the capsule if you were seated, say, 100 feet away?
Additionally, many of prefer to use tools in combat, aka weapons. Weapons that will exceed speeds and strengths very few people can physically match alone. Things like guns, bows, even magic... so keep that in mind. That means no blinking, unless you like getting hit.
If you have any questions about my plans for the upcoming festival/tournament, now is also an acceptable time to ask...
[[Teachers, as always, are also welcome to pop in for whatever reasons they deem and be a nuisance among teh students to Sammy. :3]]