Flying machine contest
77 posts • Page 4 of 4 • 1, 2, 3, 4
Re: Flying machine contest
It works because the air friction of the rods connecting the ball to the power wheel is higher when going down then when going up. And this happen because when the go upward, the rods are parallel to the movement so the surface is less than when its going downward (they are then in diagonal with the movement so more surface).
- Antotabo
- Posts: 54
- Joined: Tue Sep 01, 2009 6:27 am
Re: Flying machine contest
Ah, I understand.
But I think you mean that the horizontal surface of the bar is bigger then when he goed upwards, not that the airfriction is higher.
But I think you mean that the horizontal surface of the bar is bigger then when he goed upwards, not that the airfriction is higher.
Cave Johnson wrote:Do you know who I am? I'm the man who's gonna burn your house down! With the lemons! I'm gonna get my engineers to invent a combustible lemon that burns your house down!
-
Matten - Posts: 435
- Joined: Mon Apr 05, 2010 2:03 pm
- Location: The Netherlands
77 posts • Page 4 of 4 • 1, 2, 3, 4
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 33 guests