[LAU] bad news/good news

[James Warden]

--- On Thu, 2/3/11, Dieter Plaetinck <dieter at plaetinck.be> wrote:

> From: Dieter Plaetinck <dieter at plaetinck.be>
> Subject: Re: [LAU] bad news/good news
> To: linux-audio-user at lists.linuxaudio.org
> Date: Thursday, February 3, 2011, 5:40 AM
> On Thu, 3 Feb 2011 11:32:01 +0100
> Arnold Krille <arnold at arnoldarts.de>
> wrote:
> 
> > On Thursday 03 February 2011 11:20:37 James Warden
> wrote:
> > > --- On Wed, 2/2/11, Moshe Werner <moshwe at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > > You know, the best way to accelerate your
> Windows OS is at 9.81
> > > > m/s sq. :)
> > > 
> > > At least from a 30 story building :)
> > 
> > Please check your physics. For the acceleration it
> doesn't matter
> > what size the building is or if you just drop the box
> from your hands
> > to the ground.
> > 
> > It does however matter (a little) whether you drop
> that box at one of
> > earths poles or near the equator. Gravity is a little
> different
> > because earth is not a perfect sphere.
> > 
> > 
> > I liked the first imac fitted with its handle to throw
> it out the
> > window...
> > 
> > Have fun,
> > 
> > Arnold
> 
> He probably meant it as "to be sure of the outcome" not "to
> be sure the
> accelaration works"
>


that's what I meant: if one neglects air resistance, v = sqrt(2gh), h being the height and v the resulting free fall speed :) So the outcome would be more sure from a higher initial point ... it was a (lame) follow up of an initially funny joke guys, don't be so litteral! :D

J.