When someone says our cars aren't quick enough

[navanodd]

Originally Posted by vividracing

This raises an interesting motion dynamics question that I have yet to receive an answer to...

Hypothetically if there was a fly hovering inside a bus. The fly did no motion on it's own, it is in a perpetual hover in one location relative to the ground.

If the bus started to move forward. Would the fly...

A: Still stay in that one spot relative to the ground outside and slam into the back of the bus.

or

B: While hovering in 1 spot and not altering its direction on its own, move WITH the bus as the bus moves forward.

Think about it.

-RyanG

Is it an African or European fly? This is all a question of weight ratios.

[strat61caster]

Originally Posted by vividracing

This raises an interesting motion dynamics question that I have yet to receive an answer to...

Hypothetically if there was a fly hovering inside a bus. The fly did no motion on it's own, it is in a perpetual hover in one location relative to the ground.

If the bus started to move forward. Would the fly...

A: Still stay in that one spot relative to the ground outside and slam into the back of the bus.

or

B: While hovering in 1 spot and not altering its direction on its own, move WITH the bus as the bus moves forward.

Think about it.

-RyanG

Physics 101: Draw a free body diagram.

The fly is exerting a force on the air around it, it will stay in place relative to the air currents. If the bus is sealed to the outside (rainy day?) it will stay in one place. If wind flows through the bus the fly will be buffeted by the wind. The motion of the bus is next to irrelevant, i.e. bus sits still with windows open, hurricane rips through town, fly is ripped out of the bus.

Also, the egg came first from a chicken-like organism that laid eggs for several millions of years before there ever was a chicken.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by navanodd

Is it an African or European fly? This is all a question of weight ratios.

I don't knooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[swarb]

but what about the extreme gravitation pull from ALL that power. ALL of it.

Not sure if this is relevant.
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[fang_gt86]

Originally Posted by vividracing

This raises an interesting motion dynamics question that I have yet to receive an answer to...

Hypothetically if there was a fly hovering inside a bus. The fly did no motion on it's own, it is in a perpetual hover in one location relative to the ground.

If the bus started to move forward. Would the fly...

A: Still stay in that one spot relative to the ground outside and slam into the back of the bus.

or

B: While hovering in 1 spot and not altering its direction on its own, move WITH the bus as the bus moves forward.

Think about it.

-RyanG

This question may sound simple but there's a lot going on.

A proper answer will required proper understanding of how those damn flies maneuver around. Lol

I'd love to see them Mythbuster guys going at it haha!

[Who8myrice]

Little off topic but I have to clean dead bugs from my front bumper everyday. Does frs attract lot of bugs ?

[vividracing]

Originally Posted by Who8myrice

Little off topic but I have to clean dead bugs from my front bumper everyday. Does frs attract lot of bugs ?

As in do bugs like to commit vehicular suicide and/or only like to admire cars like ours from a close distance while you're travelling at 70+ MPH, then yes.

-RyanG

[Tcoat]

I have to drive on a highway through about 5 miles of swamp. Evenings and early morning it is just like hitting a very squishy wall.

[extrashaky]

Originally Posted by fang_gt86

Here's my kill counts:

1 Red Canadian Canary (Just last last Monday. Sorry Tcoat)
1 Pigeon
1 Finch
1 Squirrel
1 Turtle
Couple thousands of random bugs

I killed a really big bullfrog.

[LucidMomentum]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

I have to drive on a highway through about 5 miles of swamp. Evenings and early morning it is just like hitting a very squishy wall.

Every one of my weekend drives ends with a half hour of cleaning the windshield and front bumper. Sometimes the results are grisly.

[cycleboy]

Originally Posted by navanodd

Is it an African or European fly? This is all a question of weight ratios.

It could grasp it by the husk!

[5thGenOwner]

Originally Posted by strat61caster

Also, the egg came first from a chicken-like organism that laid eggs for several millions of years before there ever was a chicken.

So it was the Chicken-like organism that came first! ...or the egg? ...or the fly? no, the mosquito!

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by cycleboy

It could grasp it by the husk!

It's not a question of where he grips it, It's a simple matter of weight ratios. A five-ounce bird could not hold a one pound coconut

[Vracer111]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

It's not a question of where he grips it, It's a simple matter of weight ratios. A five-ounce bird could not hold a one pound coconut

But what if it were a whole flock of them...