tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34480619.post3017174576189399228..comments2024-03-11T13:47:03.621-05:00Comments on Physics and Physicists: Don't Slam Brakes With Escaped Hummingbird In CarZapperZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15861398273820851809noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34480619.post-75933345622156588202009-05-26T10:28:24.617-05:002009-05-26T10:28:24.617-05:00What if a hummingbird was in the car hovering befo...What if a hummingbird was in the car hovering before the car even moves? And then it maintains its rate of hovering at all times. When the car accelerates, the bird adjusts it's rate of hovering. I am more interested in this. Can a bird maintain its hovering during acceleration going from 0-60mph inside a car without ever touching the car's interior? Would the bird have to be hovering and moving at 60mph itself in order to maintain its hover? Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34480619.post-34706246085661849072009-05-24T17:17:03.056-05:002009-05-24T17:17:03.056-05:00That balloon problem is older than your students. ...That balloon problem is older than your students. Wish I could remember where I first saw it, but we used it on exams in one class back in the 1970s.Doctor Pionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12513786840852469648noreply@blogger.com