Monday, November 12, 2007

Biking in the wind, part 2

So, i worked out the whole biking in the wind thing to include the fact that i'm moving as well and came up with some new numbers. These are a little better (for my ego) than the previous ones. i assumed that i was traveling 10 mph, which seems reasonable. i won't bore you with the new equations. Here are the results:

  • θ = 0º, V = 0 m/s
  • θ = 5º, V = 8.9 m/s (20 mph)
  • θ = 10º, V = 14.0 m/s (31 mph)
  • θ = 20º, V = 21.1 m/s (47 mph)
i will not vouch for the accuracy of these numbers. i haven't done any physics in a long time.

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