Recent content by phoenix_1326

Ok, I think I understand now. I couldn't figure out what I was trying to measure earlier, so I just went with the first thing that popped into my mind. If I understood this correctly, then my earlier equation should look like this: E=mv2/2 m = .142 v = 42.468799999999995 E = .142(42.4688^2) /...

But speed is used to determine energy released in E = MC2. Why can't speed (which is a representation of a form of energy...kinetic?) be used? I'm not meaning to argue, I'm trying to understand...and I may be in WAY over my head at this point.

To start with, I have never been in a physics class, nor am I an engineer. I am a computer programmer, and I love the science channel, so at best I am a bad amateur in this field of study. That being said... I was thinking about calculations that could be used in games like Angry Birds, and I...