The laws of Gravity, Physics and others
BurtonM
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Why do they not apply to mountain biking ?
I think its alright to say that in most cases. The faster you go, the safer you are....
Its a bloody backward sport but i love it
I think its alright to say that in most cases. The faster you go, the safer you are....
Its a bloody backward sport but i love it
yeehaamcgee wrote:
That's like saying i want a door for my car that doesn't meet the roof, because I once had the wind blow it shut when I was getting in, and I had my head squished between, well, the door and the roof.
That's like saying i want a door for my car that doesn't meet the roof, because I once had the wind blow it shut when I was getting in, and I had my head squished between, well, the door and the roof.
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Im pretty sure they do apply to mountain biking...
And yes, i feel that the faster you go the more stable you are in a straight line, which is what the saying is getting at.0 -
its more to do with momentum and your inertia.0
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I understand physics very well. I have a degree in the subject. I must be one of those few biker s then! Alot of young kids today don't know very much at all, I find...
Physics is everything and everywhere. Cycling and riding techniques are direct applied physics. Good old Mr Newton and his laws of mechanics, where would engineering be without them.
KK of ye olde Oxford.
PS: Mind you, I notice stuffy looking Oxford graduates everyday who don't look like they have a clue about how to ride a bike properly...let alone safely!!0 -
Haha! true.KonaKurt wrote:PS: Mind you, I notice stuffy looking Oxford graduates everyday who don't look like they have a clue about how to ride a bike properly...let alone safely!!
I often wish that we could apply the laws of quantum mechanics, retroactively, to riding.
For example, if you crash, then you just decide that the path you went down is not, after all the one you took, since you can be in several places at the same time.
Also, on top of a moor, in a T-shirt, when the weather turns foul, I'd much rather be the "me" that's at home and decided not to go riding today
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KonaKurt wrote:Physics is everything and everywhere. Cycling and riding techniques are direct applied physics. Good old Mr Newton and his laws of mechanics, where would engineering be without them.
About 100 years in the past. Just because Newtonian laws work doesn't mean they are correct.0 -
KonaKurt wrote:PS: Mind you, I notice stuffy looking Oxford graduates everyday who don't look like they have a clue about how to ride a bike properly...let alone safely!!
its because oxford is a crap university.0 -
And it aint the gyroscopic effect of the wheels at speed that keeps you stable either.0
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benneally wrote:KonaKurt wrote:PS: Mind you, I notice stuffy looking Oxford graduates everyday who don't look like they have a clue about how to ride a bike properly...let alone safely!!
its because oxford is a crap university.
I'll second that! Especially as it's not the one I went to! I went to a proper working class uni (if there is such a thing!)
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wordnumb wrote:KonaKurt wrote:Physics is everything and everywhere. Cycling and riding techniques are direct applied physics. Good old Mr Newton and his laws of mechanics, where would engineering be without them.
About 100 years in the past. Just because Newtonian laws work doesn't mean they are correct.
?? Strange logic! Are you an MP?
Of course they are correct! If they were not, NASA would not be able to launch a single vessel into space!
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Depends how accurate you want to be! In the relativistic world and high velocities you must compensate.0
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Nothing can ever be proved right. Things can only be proved not to be true.0
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Oh bloody hell, philosophy too!
Newtonian laws work well for most applications on earth though.0 -
Hercule Q wrote:gravity is affected by light, its easyer to drop stuff in the dark
lol, very good!0 -
Hahahahah!! This thread is turning into some kind of lecture! When is the poetry corner? Have I missed it, or do I have time to fetch a quill pen and give a pondering expression!
All scientific laws and theories are correct, and stay correct until someone else can not only prove they are wrong, bu tcan also prove a new one is accurate.
As Super says, basic physics work well for most of us. We are people not light photons.
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sometimes I really wish I was a photon though. It would be an illuminating experience.0
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I wanna be a tachyn, then I could compete with all the women who say they are overworked and must be everywhere at once.0
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supersonic wrote:I wanna be a tachyn, then I could compete with all the women who say they are overworked and must be everywhere at once.
Newtons law should dictate that "everywhere" means the kitchen / bedroom0 -
how is it easier to drop stuff in the dark? Darkness doesnt affect your grip strength...0
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benneally wrote:Darkness doesnt affect your grip strength...
Tell that to my ex...0 -
I like Newton's Third Law of Motion.
It comes in very handy when dealing with little yobbo kids who throw stones.
(as happened to me yesterday!)
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equal and opposite reactions?
I prefer the illegal option of massively increased, and opposite reaction :twisted:0 -
supersonic wrote:benneally wrote:Darkness doesnt affect your grip strength...
Tell that to my ex... we have all been there, my ex thought she was trying to get a getto tubeless to pop....... 0 -
supersonic wrote:benneally wrote:Darkness doesnt affect your grip strength...
Tell that to my ex...
HAHAHAHAH!!!
That's hillarious!!
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