Calculation could get complicated, once you factor in release point for greatest distance and trajectory vectors. However, it sounds like some nice "math fun"...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mAIy_TUuHk This link will take you to a youtube video of some folks throwing things with things that rotate. Just to get you into the mood for throwing an ice chunk...;)) Perhaps, we could start an industry using old wind turbine blades? On Sun, Jan 26, 2020 at 8:49 PM Craig via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > On Sun, 26 Jan 2020 18:09:25 -0900 Clay via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > The obvious solution is what is done on leading edges of those big old > > airplanes. Use a good de-icer before take off, then have the expansion > > doohickey engage when ice builds up. Shed chunks at speed. I wonder > > just how far you could fling a one pound chunk of ice off the end of a > > 130 foot long blade. The things are not spinning fast enough that the > > tips are supersonic > > Remember, the speed of sound at sea level is 330 meters/second = 738 mph. > > I can figure out how far something with a starting velocity of, say, > 500 mph would travel, but that will have to wait for now. > > > Craig > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
