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xRAPHAELxi was dissapointed in the conditions this year, and felt as if evan mceacharan, if he was bigger, would have been on the podium.
adamwolynWeight does not make you go faster. Do the physics. If you want me to show you that's cool.
adamwolynWeight does not make you go faster. Do the physics. If you want me to show you that's cool.
extravertIn physics class you are right. Real world has air resistance though, which makes light things go slower
*SBCmingg*I don't know what physics your talking about.
p=mv
Momentum= mass x velocity.
Someone with a greater mass will have more momentum in the air and on the snow. Which would help with not casing, aka the biggest reason runs were not being stompted.
Usually, to increase momentum, a skier would increase their velocity. Today doing that was difficult. The other variable, mass, played a bigger role I believe.
There's also more to it. Some skiers were able to land in more packed areas of the course vs untouched areas. There were variables with wind as well. And overall shitty conditions but skiing isn't indoor soccer where everything is always perfect. Part of the sport is dealing with these kinds of situations and obviously some were better at it than others.
Stoked for Gus, Oystein, and Nick regardless. They all threw down and their runs were deserving of a spot on the podium in my opinion.
adamwolynPhysics class does involve drag though where Fd the drag force is equal to .5pv^2ca. Mass is not included in the equation and is not related to the force.
For the other ppl, in the instance of sliding up and down slopes, the net force as a result of gravity, friction, and the normal force is equal to m(gcos(x)-usin(x))where x is the angle of elevation. Even though the greater the mass the greater resulting net force, the net force is equal to the mass multiplied by the acceleration and so the mass is canceled out so the only thing that matters is your slope, and frictional constant.
You fucking ppl piss me off so much when you argue that mass makes a difference and are reluctant to listen when you haven't actually taken the 9th grade intro physics course to learn this simple fucking concept. -k me all you want but this happens w everyone and it's one of the most fucking annoying things ever for me. I have to deal with this ignorance with longboarders, skiers, skaters, etc and I can't stand the reluctance to accept the math. It's like the first time you learned that an apple and an orange fall at around the same speeds. You thought that the heavier one would fall quicker even though you had no evidence and it seemed like common sense but it wasn't true.
Sparknotes: stfu and take a basic physics class. Then we can talk.
adamwolynPhysics class does involve drag though where Fd the drag force is equal to .5pv^2ca. Mass is not included in the equation and is not related to the force.
For the other ppl, in the instance of sliding up and down slopes, the net force as a result of gravity, friction, and the normal force is equal to m(gcos(x)-usin(x))where x is the angle of elevation. Even though the greater the mass the greater resulting net force, the net force is equal to the mass multiplied by the acceleration and so the mass is canceled out so the only thing that matters is your slope, and frictional constant.
You fucking ppl piss me off so much when you argue that mass makes a difference and are reluctant to listen when you haven't actually taken the 9th grade intro physics course to learn this simple fucking concept. -k me all you want but this happens w everyone and it's one of the most fucking annoying things ever for me. I have to deal with this ignorance with longboarders, skiers, skaters, etc and I can't stand the reluctance to accept the math. It's like the first time you learned that an apple and an orange fall at around the same speeds. You thought that the heavier one would fall quicker even though you had no evidence and it seemed like common sense but it wasn't true.
Sparknotes: stfu and take a basic physics class. Then we can talk.
adamwolynPhysics class does involve drag though where Fd the drag force is equal to .5pv^2ca. Mass is not included in the equation and is not related to the force.
For the other ppl, in the instance of sliding up and down slopes, the net force as a result of gravity, friction, and the normal force is equal to m(gcos(x)-usin(x))where x is the angle of elevation. Even though the greater the mass the greater resulting net force, the net force is equal to the mass multiplied by the acceleration and so the mass is canceled out so the only thing that matters is your slope, and frictional constant.
You fucking ppl piss me off so much when you argue that mass makes a difference and are reluctant to listen when you haven't actually taken the 9th grade intro physics course to learn this simple fucking concept. -k me all you want but this happens w everyone and it's one of the most fucking annoying things ever for me. I have to deal with this ignorance with longboarders, skiers, skaters, etc and I can't stand the reluctance to accept the math. It's like the first time you learned that an apple and an orange fall at around the same speeds. You thought that the heavier one would fall quicker even though you had no evidence and it seemed like common sense but it wasn't true.
Sparknotes: stfu and take a basic physics class. Then we can talk.
Download-My-AppsBe honest you have haven't taken physic beyond a high school level. Mass is a factor in sliding sports.
*SBCmingg*I don't know what physics your talking about.
p=mv
Momentum= mass x velocity.
Someone with a greater mass will have more momentum in the air and on the snow. Which would help with not casing, aka the biggest reason runs were not being stompted.
Usually, to increase momentum, a skier would increase their velocity. Today doing that was difficult. The other variable, mass, played a bigger role I believe.
There's also more to it. Some skiers were able to land in more packed areas of the course vs untouched areas. There were variables with wind as well. And overall shitty conditions but skiing isn't indoor soccer where everything is always perfect. Part of the sport is dealing with these kinds of situations and obviously some were better at it than others.
Stoked for Gus, Oystein, and Nick regardless. They all threw down and their runs were deserving of a spot on the podium in my opinion.
Bomber_BoBYou should be using energy to try and explain this...
potential energy = mgh
kinetic energy = .5mv^2
mgh=.5mv^2; mass cancels out; v= sqrt(2gh)
So if we ignore all non-conservative forces, mass doesn't effect velocity. But of course on a ski slope there are plenty of non-conservative forces, so mass def does make a difference.
ESBSparknotes: STFU and spend some time on a ski slope. Maybe then you'll realize that real-world experience can be just as informative as games with numbers. Being heavier makes you go faster.
Bomber_BoBYou are right that the drag force doesn't have mass in the equation. But, mass does affect acceleration of a falling body when you're dealing with non-conservative forces.
For example, in a vacuum:
mg = ma; mass cancels, gravity = acceleration.
Outside a vacuum:
drag force - mg = ma.
Mass doesn't cancel.
a = (drag force - mg)/m.
An object with a larger mass vs. smaller mass, will have a greater force of gravity acting upon it which allows it counteract the force of drag, and thus results in a higher acceleration.
Download-My-AppsBe honest you have haven't taken physic beyond a high school level. Mass is a factor in sliding sports.
DludMass is a factor in air resistance, and as you said, the more mass you have, theoretically the less air resistance will effect you. The only thing is, people with more mass tend to have a larger surface area for air resistance to act on, at least partly countering that.
Friction between the snow and the skis also has to be taken into account. The more mass you have the larger the force between the snow and the skis is, which adds more friction to slow you down, depending entirely on the friction coefficient between the skis and snow.
There are a lot of factors, its hard to tell in reality, although people with more mass tend to go a little faster.