Monday, November 10, 2014

Is inertia the truck driver's friend or foe?

The answer is: Yes!

First the classic. We love it, we know it, we rip it, we show it.

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But inertia and Newton's First Law are not always your enemy. Some truck drivers make inertia their friend.

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1 comment:

Andy Rundquist said...

A couple of great clips, thanks! I think the second one especially could make for a great class discussion (have you done that?). One of the things I notice is that the concept of jerk (third time derivative) seem key to what's going on. Would that be necessary?