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Newbie saying Hello and an unusual question...
Just thought I'd say Hi and ask if I can post a rather odd question.
I've not done any academic physics since leaving school at 18 (I'm a Brit) but think that knowing the basics makes life a whole lot easier.
Physics stops your shelves falling down and your car falling off the road. So it's kinda important.
I want to ask a particular question, but it might not be to every bodies taste so I'm asking permission first.
I'm a keen shooter and have always had problems about the way other shooters talk about recoil and impact on the target.
A lot of very, very experience and knowledgeable shooters say that the shooter feels the same energy (recoil) as the target (impact) due to the conservation of energy / momentum.
Personally I think that's a simplistic view and would like to get to the bottom of this once and for all.
I want to talk about the different rates of projectile acceleration and deceleration as well as the relative areas over which the force is felt.
Is this a suitable place to have this discussion?
Cheers...
Just thought I'd say Hi and ask if I can post a rather odd question.
I've not done any academic physics since leaving school at 18 (I'm a Brit) but think that knowing the basics makes life a whole lot easier.
Physics stops your shelves falling down and your car falling off the road. So it's kinda important.
I want to ask a particular question, but it might not be to every bodies taste so I'm asking permission first.
I'm a keen shooter and have always had problems about the way other shooters talk about recoil and impact on the target.
A lot of very, very experience and knowledgeable shooters say that the shooter feels the same energy (recoil) as the target (impact) due to the conservation of energy / momentum.
Personally I think that's a simplistic view and would like to get to the bottom of this once and for all.
I want to talk about the different rates of projectile acceleration and deceleration as well as the relative areas over which the force is felt.
Is this a suitable place to have this discussion?
Cheers...
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