plz see remarks below ...
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Duell" <ard_at_p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 11:56 AM
Subject: Re: OT: Put Down Engineers" Week
> > >And you might be an engineer if:
> > >
<snip>
> > >
> > >At an air show, you know how fast the skydivers are falling.
>
> Or at least I can calculate it...
>
That's not so easy ... remember, the effect of the air on velocity is
Vo*e^-(bt/m) where b is the balistic constant of the parachutist. That can
vary considerably with long-terme effects of diet, exercise, etc.
>
...
Received on Thu Feb 01 2001 - 17:55:12 GMT