mythbusters football?
Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 6:31 pm
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"As to the mythbusters thing, there is a certain mass where an object can receive the most momentum from an object. In the case of footballs, the small extra bit of mass from the air versus the helium allowed a greater amount of force to be transfered. That's why it went farther."
We should test this with heaver than air gases! a heavier than air gas would theoretically make it travel farther.
densities below are all in gas phase
air has a density of 1.205 kilograms per cubic meter
density of butane: 2.489 kilograms per cubic meter
density of CO2: 1.842 kilograms per cubic meter
density of propane: 1.882 kilograms per cubic meter
density of Butylene (Butene): 2.504 kilograms per cubic meter
density of R-134a : 4.25 kilograms per cubic meter
density of freon 12 vapor: 36.83 kilograms per cubic meter
to test this one would have to make a football launching device that is consistant. It would also have to create a good spin on the football.
"As to the mythbusters thing, there is a certain mass where an object can receive the most momentum from an object. In the case of footballs, the small extra bit of mass from the air versus the helium allowed a greater amount of force to be transfered. That's why it went farther."
We should test this with heaver than air gases! a heavier than air gas would theoretically make it travel farther.
densities below are all in gas phase
air has a density of 1.205 kilograms per cubic meter
density of butane: 2.489 kilograms per cubic meter
density of CO2: 1.842 kilograms per cubic meter
density of propane: 1.882 kilograms per cubic meter
density of Butylene (Butene): 2.504 kilograms per cubic meter
density of R-134a : 4.25 kilograms per cubic meter
density of freon 12 vapor: 36.83 kilograms per cubic meter
to test this one would have to make a football launching device that is consistant. It would also have to create a good spin on the football.