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WCDT December 1-5, 2014 (2845-2849)
Akima:
--- Quote from: snubnose on 04 Dec 2014, 23:50 ---2. You ignore that objects that weight less than a couple million or billion of tons will be slowed down by the atmosphere to terminal velocity, which is in all cases below 300 m/sec.
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Where on earth did you get that number? 300m/s is lower than the speed of sound at sea-level, and ballistic missiles have been falling onto their targets at supersonic speeds since at least 1944. Terminal velocity is not some sort of fixed speed-limit, but depends on the mass, cross-sectional area, and shape of the falling object. Project Thor, the hypothetical weapon-system on which all this talk of dropping tungsten rods is based, was intended to deliver its very heavy, narrow projectiles at mach ten, which is over 3000m/s.
It creeps me out that Clinton has no freckles. He's all smooth and uncanny valley compared to Claire.
Doc:
Oooohh, did I miss the sexy stuff? Oh well.
What happened between Clinton and Hannelore again?
(Episode link anyone plz?)
hakko504:
--- Quote from: Doc on 05 Dec 2014, 01:02 ---Oooohh, did I miss the sexy stuff? Oh well.
What happened between Clinton and Hannelore again?
(Episode link anyone plz?)
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1900. Though his introduction to the strip was 2 pages earlier.
MrNumbers:
Thread for December 1-5 now has 1-5 pages.
Meta.
snubnose:
--- Quote from: Akima on 05 Dec 2014, 00:48 ---Where on earth did you get that number?
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I assumed the terminal velocity of objects would never exceed the speed of sound, because at that point there is a massive increase of resistance.
Apparently I was wrong.
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