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Ghost Post · Icarian Member

This is theoritcal a very acceptable solution, especially when considered only one aspect of phisycs is to be illustrated.

BUT:

Is it possible for the monkey and the dart-bullet to experience the same force of gravity in air - doesn't the downforce of 9,8m/s2 apply to all bodies only in a vacuum?

I would like anybody to inform me more on this one!

ZenBeam · Daedalian Member

The downward acceleration due to gravity applies equally to the monkey and the dart. The air resistance will affect them differently as they fall, however.

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Borodog · Daedalian Member

What is the drag coefficient on a monkey, anyway?

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Alfie · Bovine Member

Do you really want to know?!?!?

Borodog · Daedalian Member

Well, if I ever need to know, I'll feel silly that I didn't find out when I had the chance, now wouldn't I?

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IrishJoe · in a hot mug

A scary thought, the coefficient of a monkey in drag ...

Try gathering some data on the monkey and putting it into the calculator at http://www.processassociates.com/process/dimen/dn_dra.htm which will return a drag coefficient estimate.

ZenBeam · Daedalian Member

I got

Cd EQUALS 0.0466555407

but I really only have a single digit of precision, so

Cd = 0.05

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Borodog · Daedalian Member

Wow. I'm going to laminate this an put it in my wallet. Drag coefficient of a monkey ~ 0.05. God bless the internet.

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