mythbusters
Mythbuster's Exploding Water Heater
17/04/08 21:18 Filed in: Physics
In case you never saw it, here is the part of the
episode where the Mythbusters explode a water heater.
I started to analyze this previously, but it wasn't complete. Now I will finish what I started.
If you are curious, here are the "answers":
Time of flight = 11.8 seconds.
Max height = 167 meters = 548 feet
Speed on impact (ground) = 34 m/s = 76 mph (compared to 234 mph initially). Read More...
I started to analyze this previously, but it wasn't complete. Now I will finish what I started.
If you are curious, here are the "answers":
Time of flight = 11.8 seconds.
Max height = 167 meters = 548 feet
Speed on impact (ground) = 34 m/s = 76 mph (compared to 234 mph initially). Read More...
MythBusters and the Lead (Pb) balloon
24/01/08 22:03 Filed in: Physics
On this week's episode of The MythBusters, Adam and
Jamie made a lead balloon float. I was impressed.
Anyway, I decided to give a more detailed explanation
on how this happens. Using the thickness of foil they
had, what is the smallest balloon that would float?
If the one they created were filled all the way, how
much could it lift? Read
More...
