Monday, 27 September 2010

Physics I

Imagine my face as I came across this problem when I was doing my Physics homework:

Question:

"While driving his sports car at 20 m/s down a four-lane highway, Eddie comes up behind a slow-moving dump truck and decides to pass it in the left-hand lane. if Eddie can accelerate at 5 m/s2, how long will it take for him to reach a speed of 30 m/s?"

Answer: 2 seconds, though I'm sure Eddie-kins can accelerate much faster than that!

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Facts that are twilisophically right in this problem:

-The dude's name is EDDIE!!! :D :D :D <3
-He does have a sports car- the Aston Martin Vanquish that J.B. drools over constantly.
-Eddie would certainly pass a slow-moving dump truck.

Facts that are twilisophically incorrect in this problem:
-Eddie's driving at 20 meters per second, which is equal to about 44mph. Eddie does not drive at 44 mph. Ever. In Midnight Sun, he compares eighty miles per hour to a crawl.
-Are there four-lane highways in Forks? o.O

-Mrs. Cullen

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