Dune Buggy Quiz

[Patrick]

Here you go.. Anyone know??

1. A dunebuggy drives horizontally off a 15.6 m high sand dune with a velocity of 21.8 m/s.
How long is the dunebuggy in the air for?
a) 3.18 seconds
b) 1.78 seconds
c) 0.72 seconds
d) 2.1 seconds

2. How far away from the base of the sand dune did the buggy land?
a) 38.8 meters
b) 69.3 meters
c) 15.7 meters
d) 45.8 meters

[Faron]

WHAT? OK You proved it I am STUPID, you are smart.....

[David O']

Wouldn't it depend upon the variables of (1) what is the angle of the sand dune from bottom to top in degree? (2) What is the windspeed and the direction? (3) What is the weight of the dune buggy? (4) What is the type of dune buggy? (Rail or fiberglass) (5) What is the weight and the size, and or the number of people in the dune buggy? (6) Was the speed of the buggy consistant? (7) Was the launch point of the sand dune horizontal, or did it have and angle?

[carlos del carpio]

total weight of vehicle?

speed of vehicle?

angle of hill?

%of drag?

buuuuuuuuut

b) 1.78 seconds

and

a) 38.8 meters

[GregR]

We could always get Rusty and Goliath in Tyler to test for us....all we'd need is a stopwatch

[David Head]

If I remember from my Physics, the only other thing need is the weight of the Dune Buggy. I will have to look at my notes when I get home. David

[Patrick]

Carlos got it.. Way to go.....

[Faron]

Great, but I can not figure out how that would make me money?

[bobaganoosh]

when you do share the wealth, faron

mike