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Re: The Law of Falling Lego
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Mon, 1 May 2000 02:13:28 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Matthew Miller writes:
Adam Hoekwater <ahoekwat@nd.edu> wrote:
After a dropped Lego piece hits the floor, it travels across the floor
roughly six times the distance from the table to the floor.

(Drop Distance) * 6 = Radius at which I start looking.

On what surface? Linoleum? Hardwood? Carpet? (What kind of carpet?)

Hehe... it doesn't matter :-)

-Shiri
(yes, I know that's not physics-wise possible... but we already agreed that
lego bricks don't obey the physics rules! :-)



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  Re: The Law of Falling Lego
 
Here's a more accurate calculation (deals with different surfaces): L = (H(R/50)+B)/S Set H to the height of the table, B to the number of studs of the brick, R to the radius you get with (H*6) and finally, S to the "bounciness" of the surface. A (...) (24 years ago, 10-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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(...) On what surface? Linoleum? Hardwood? Carpet? (What kind of carpet?) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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