The Physics of Badminton Gerard Ramos Physics 4A Prof. Scott Hildreth I would like to start off with a light introduction to the sport of Badminton. Badminton is a sport that isn’t too popular in the United States; some people would even say that it shouldn’t even be called a “sport”. The majority see badminton from a “back-yard sport” point of view‚ part of this is due to the lack of actual badminton court facilities in America‚ also because it’s a bit expensive to play. Badminton is not
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INTRODUCTION A key aspect in attempting to improve and perfect ones sporting skills is to understand the biomechanics that are involved. Biomechanics is the study of how the body moves and the efficiency of movements (INCLUDE TEXTBOOK REFRENCE). By understanding the principles underpinning an athlete’s performance using biomechanics‚ it enables you to detect errors easier in the technique and adjust the athletes’ performance accordingly. Good morning my name is Melyssa and today I will be analysing
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Skydiving can be an exhilarating sport whether it is deadly or done correctly. Skydiving is the sport of jumping from an aircraft and performing acrobatic maneuvers in the air under free fall before landing on the ground with a parachute. As the skydiver falls‚ he or she encounters the force of air resistance. The amount of air resistance is dependent on two variables‚ speed and cross-sectional area. The speed of the skydiver accelerates downwards and gains speed with each second. The increase in
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of drag is meant to take distinct gender norms‚ mix them into a blender‚ and produce a discussion‚ as well as visual display‚ of gender fluidity. Drag queens are meant to close the gender gap by advertising and supporting every degree of gender. A drag queen is usually explained as a man (usually gay) impersonating a woman‚ or several women‚ for the purpose of entertainment or performance. They can range from those who do it as a job to those who do it as a form of artistic expression. Drag shouldn’t
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experiences "0-g". The term "free fall" is often used more loosely than in the strict sense defined above. Thus‚ falling through an atmosphere without a deployed parachute‚ or lifting device‚ is also often referred to as free fall. The aerodynamic drag forces in such situations prevent them from producing full weightlessness‚ and thus a skydiver’s "free fall" after reaching terminal velocity produces the sensation of the body’s weight being supported on a cushion of air. Examples of objects in
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Fluid Mechanics 3-Aerofoil Lab Report Introduction This report aims to investigate the effect the angle of attack of an aerofoil has on the air flow around it. This was done by recording the lift and drag forces the aerofoil experienced when positioned at different angles of attack. The experimental lift force the aerofoil experienced when positioned at different angles of attack was then compared with theoretical values. An attempt was made to explain any discrepancies
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Dimensional analysis of models and data sets James F. Pricea) Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution‚ Woods Hole‚ Massachusetts 02543 Received 22 May 2002; accepted 4 November 2002 Dimensional analysis is a widely applicable and sometimes very powerful technique that is demonstrated here in a study of the simple‚ viscous pendulum. The first and crucial step of dimensional analysis is to define a suitably idealized representation of a phenomenon by listing the relevant variables‚ called the physical
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Tesla Turbine | | MLP’s MARE 451 Sr. Design Tesla Turbine | Table of Contents Duties and responsibilities Page 3 Discussion of Tesla Turbine Page 4 Brian’s Responsibilities Page 7 Drag Force equations Page 7 Torque equations Page 9 Horsepower equations Page 10 Pump specifications Page 11 Pump equations Page 12 Bearing selections Page 15 Pro E Modeling Page 17 Tesla Turbine Results Page 25 End Remarks and Conclusion
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Drag racing is a test of speed. I’ve always been interested in cars since a young age. I liked older cars and how they looked compared to new one. I saw a movie involving Nascar. After this I looked into different kinds of racing and this is the one I found most interesting. My dad has taken me to streets that aren’t used a lot and let me drive his car His car is older and has the same gears as you would use in drag racing. Drag racing test the speed and performance of cars and the skills of daring
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(2010) What Is Air Resistance. Retrieved from: http://www.universetoday.com/73315/whatisairresistance On November 27‚ 2014. NASA (2008) Size Effects On Drag. Retrieved from: asdf http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/k12/airplane/sized.html On November 28‚ 2014. NASA (2008) Shape Effects On Drag. Retrieved from: asdfasdhttp://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/k12/airplane/shaped.html On November 28‚ 2014. NSF. Science of The Winter Olympics‚ Ski Jumping. Retrieved from:
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