Does the fly stop the train.

[averyrm]

No wonder Amtrak is always running late.

HA!! :rotfl:

 

[casey]

if the train is only going 30 MPH

meters per second != miles per hour. 30 m/s == 67.1 mph.

 

[TallFlyer]

meters per second != miles per hour. 30 m/s == 67.1 mph.

Original post was 30 mph

You have a locomotive travelling 30mph on a straight portion of track.

I believe Christ Ford inadvertently changed that to m/s in his math lesson.

 

[OldTownPilot]

Daag, some people on here are either really smart or in need of a really good lay.

I'll take (C) Both

 

[Chris_Ford]

Eh I changed it to m/s to use SI units. I know that the conversion isn't 1-1

 

[gevo]

So I copied this thread to an engineering student friend of mine and this is what he comes up with:



Now, if I may point something out, if the train is only going 30 MPH and the fly in question is your average housefly he'd be much more likely to bounce off than splatter. Of course, if the train in question is a French TGV then certainly his life is in peril. Just a thought. Granted, I have no idea how that affects the question, although CF makes the most sense to me, but yeah... I just fly airplanes, what do I know?

haha.. i like your friend !

I know it sounds absurd guys.. I have to hunt down my professor and ask him for his technical version of this.

 

[CaptBill]

Original post was 30 mph

Ahhh, if you want to get technical, the original post had the fly hitting a plane. I'm just saying......:laff:

 

[darrenf]

I believe Christ Ford inadvertently changed that to m/s in his math lesson.

Henceforth, his new name!! :laff:

 

[Beechlover]

Ok so what all this about a fly, and what the heck is he doing buzzing around a railroad track.., shouldn't he be visiting a garbage can somewhere? And how did that PLANE turn into a TRAIN, I REALLY wanna see the math for that one! LOL!