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Old 11-23-2005, 03:36 PM
mmbt0ne mmbt0ne is offline
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Default Re: More silly physics fun

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Edit:In the brief time between when you release the ball and when the ball hits the wall, you travel in the -x direction.

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Thats not true, unless you are standing on roller skates or something. When you throw the ball in the +x direction you do not have any momentum in the -x direction because that momentum is absorbed by the friction between your feet and whatever you are standing on.

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You're close, but you need to take one more step to get there. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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