Air Force Base

Welcome to the Loop-Dy-Loop!!! This roller coaster is found in the beautiful area of Hersheypark inside the water park. The roller coaster, is filled with many twists, turns, and loops. This roller coaster is not just any roller coaster, it has a fabulous view of the whole park. The tallest point on this ride, where you feel the highest potential energy, is over 4,586 feet tall. This ride is over four football fields long!! While you are waiting in line you can see that the cars have three rows…

supporting our second hypothesis. However, we noticed that there were still minor amounts of kinetic energy lost during the elastic collisions. This is most likely due to friction, because the track provided does not completely remove the friction force. There could also have been some calculation and averaging errors when using the Labquest2 computer system, which would lead to that inaccurate…

In this lab, we observed gravitational acceleration of an object. The tools and materials included a metal track, the car for the track, a piece of index card, a pasco glx device with a photogate sensor, and an object to elevate the ramp. First, the lab group arranged the materials for the experiment. We elevated the ramp up a small angle. The Lab determined the total distance the car must travel to the photogate was 30 centimeters. We then measured a small “flag” that was made from an index…

The aftermath required that drivers wear neck and head restraints. Helmets were further improved and safety precautionary became key concerns. NASCAR also joined forces with Indy Car and the team from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The results of their merging introduced the Steel and Foam Energy Reducing systems known as the SAFER barrier. The barrier is basically a stack of eight inch by eight inch steel tubes, cabled and bolted to a solid wall with foam pillars cushioned between them. In…

both internal and external forces. Internal forces occur within the bridge, through tension, compression, bending, etc. External forces are applied to the outside of the bridge, and can be static or dynamic. The static load of the bridge is the bridge itself, and the weight of its members and components. This is created by the force of gravity pulling on the members of the bridge. The dynamic load moves and changes, such as traffic, people, wind. It is created by the force of gravity on an…

that the velocity of a ball does not cause the curveball to drop. There are other variables involved like air pressure, rotation of the ball, and aerodynamics. These are very important factors when a baseball is thrown. A Big part of velocity is the air pressure, this is because of a separate topic called the Magnus Effect - a force exerted on a rapidly spinning cylinder or sphere moving through air in a direction at an angle to the axis of spin. This is what I am testing in this experiment…

An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump is a painting by Joseph Wright of Derby (An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump). Painted in 1768, oil paint on canvas, it serves to express the Industrial Revolution (An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump). The painting’s dimensions are 183 centimeters tall and 244 centimeters wide (An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump). This paper’s purpose will be to analyze and interpret not only Wright’s art, but his life and era as well in an effort to…

The Poi Pounder Poi pounders are a powerful tool used in my Hawaiian culture . Poi pounders start off as an ordinary rock, like how I was born at birth. An ordinary child , The pedestal which is the bottom of the pounder , represents what holds me and my knowledge. The core represents how my family shaped me into the person I am today , and the top represents my religion. Starting from the bottom of the poi pounder , the pedestal represents my knowledge and what holds me . In my culture we…

is useful in order to understand how this is done. A skier maximizes his speed by minimizing resistance to motion, both from air resistance and snow resistance. A skier minimizes his air resistance (drag) by reducing his projected frontal area. He does this by going into a crouch position, which (along with improving his ability to hold balance) results in a lower drag force. This results in a direction opposite his velocity, slowing him…

When imparting a large force to the environment, a human will utilize his entire body to develop a mechanical advantage. For pushing, pulling or wielding a heavy object or tool, a Master of Science Thesis Jijju Thomas 2 Introduction stable stance is found with all the points of contact considered. When producing a pushing force, a human’s stance often consists of either one foot or both feet displaced some distance from the object being pushed. The two stances are called the ‘feet-apart’ pose…