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WFU Physics Lecture Demonstrations
Bus Jumps Bridge in SpeedPIRA 1D60.26 |
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The movie Speed contains a scene where a bus
jumps a 50 foot gap in an unfinished bridge. The bus just makes it, but
is this accurate? Calculations can be given from the apparent launching
angle (~10 to 15 degrees) and the known speed (no pun intended) of the
bus at 'liftoff', 72 mph.
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Speed Video |
See Lab Manager
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