Re: How fast can Superman run?

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From: Craig DeForest
Date: Fri, 12 May 1995 00:00

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drizzt (drizzt@cml.com) wrote:
: How fast can Superman run?  (frictional stuff here)

Hmmm... On the Moon, he can run at nearly 'c' ... no waitaminnit ... 
that's above lunar escape velocity.  Ah ... Here we go:  on the perimeter
mountains of Niven's Ringworld, he can run at nearly 'c'.

On the Earth ... well, something about your phraseology has me betting
your professor wants you to think about fluid dynamic drag
coefficients.  Hint: subsonic fluid drag is roughly proportional to
the cube of the speed, and roughly linear in frontal surface area.
Treat Superman as a souped-up Toyota Tercel, and work from familiar
speeds and power consumption rate of automobiles.



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Craig DeForest "PhD time: tee minus 45 days and holding for netnews delay"

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