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Re: Definition: Force vs Power
From: Walter Guinon
Date: 2003 Apr 24, 06:00 -0700
From: Walter Guinon
Date: 2003 Apr 24, 06:00 -0700
Force = mass X acceleration Power = velocity X force > squared --- David Weilacherwrote: > Recently, we were discussing effect of wind and current. Actually, I believe > we still are. > > It was suggested that Force = mass X velocity. Also, that Power = velocity > squared. (or is it mass X velocity X velocity?) > > First, is this stated properly by me. > > Second, can these notions be expressed in a way that my uneducated brain can > grasp? > > Well, an unfair question. How could you possibly know what my brain will > grasp? It is even a mystery to me. > > A clue might be that I had no trouble visuallizing George H. dragging his 4 > ft board through the water behind his submarine. Perhaps this example could > be expanded to relate the difference between force and power. > > > > Dave Weilacher > .US Coast Guard licensed captain > . #889968 > .ASA instructor evaluator and celestial > . navigation instructor #990800 > .IBM AS400 RPG contract programmer __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo http://search.yahoo.com