Sliding weights

ariel · 6th July 2005, 05:31 AM

The only such weapon I can imagine being workable is an ax. It necessarily goes only up and down. Anything staying for some time in a horizontal position and /or requiring lateral movements would be unworkable.

fearn · 6th July 2005, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by ariel

The only such weapon I can imagine being workable is an ax. It necessarily goes only up and down. Anything staying for some time in a horizontal position and /or requiring lateral movements would be unworkable.

You don't like the idea of a pile-driver rapier, Ariel?

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Ian · 6th July 2005, 08:25 PM

I have two engineers working on this problem.

To get them involved, I needed to rephrase the problem in terms of a baseball bat hitting a ball.

They are baseball nuts, so this got their attention. While there is a book on the physics of baseball, as far as we know nobody has considered a bat with a sliding mass (probably not legal anyway

), so they want to work on this in case they come up with a "super bat" they can use in their Sunday softball league.

Engineers are like that -- give 'em a question they don't know the answer to, and they will worry away at it for hours. BTW, summer is a quiet time in our office.

Will be back in touch when, and if, they can find an answer.

Ian.

6th July 2005, 08:25 PM	#3
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,527	Working on it I have two engineers working on this problem. To get them involved, I needed to rephrase the problem in terms of a baseball bat hitting a ball. They are baseball nuts, so this got their attention. While there is a book on the physics of baseball, as far as we know nobody has considered a bat with a sliding mass (probably not legal anyway ), so they want to work on this in case they come up with a "super bat" they can use in their Sunday softball league. Engineers are like that -- give 'em a question they don't know the answer to, and they will worry away at it for hours. BTW, summer is a quiet time in our office. Will be back in touch when, and if, they can find an answer. Ian.

6th July 2005, 05:31 AM	#1
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	The only such weapon I can imagine being workable is an ax. It necessarily goes only up and down. Anything staying for some time in a horizontal position and /or requiring lateral movements would be unworkable.