Physics problem

ZebraRampage · 03-07-2004, 12:14 PM

In my mind, what you said is just common sense. How could shooting three arrows at a time be more powerful than one. You're using the same about of power, but you have to put it into three arrows, giving them 1/3 of the power you give them, as opposed to giving all the power to the one arrow is you just shoot one. It's just common sense..

Happydude · 03-07-2004, 12:48 PM

you're wrong, because you don't put the power into te arrows...you put it into the string of the bow, which gives the arrows the push.

and since the power remains the same, the push remains the same for the arrows. so the power of the 3 arrows would be triple that of just 1. because each arrow gets the same push.

thatmariolover · 03-07-2004, 02:08 PM

When the string is pulled back, it has a lot of potential energy. When you let go of the string, only a tiny amount is transferred to the arrow. Three arrows or one, they're just tiny pieces of wood. The energy in the bow is so great that it will not be used up by pushing them, so they're all going to have the same force behind them.

Understand? If not, I'll try to help you understand better.

Neo · 03-07-2004, 02:11 PM

mariolover is correct

Happydude · 03-07-2004, 02:36 PM

isnt that more or less what i said?

thatmariolover · 03-07-2004, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by happydude666

isnt that more or less what i said?

It is, I just thought I'd try to clarify it a bit. You were right. You knew what you were talking about as well as anybody else. I just thought I'd try to phrase it another way, and add a bit.

Happydude · 03-07-2004, 04:03 PM

oh...ok

as long as you dont get the credit!

stupid Neo...

jk