tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64823535645896013582024-03-12T21:48:13.629-07:00My Ideas BlogBob Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270634743446567487noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482353564589601358.post-67732039298431101772008-05-20T07:02:00.000-07:002008-05-20T07:04:00.093-07:00Driving a golf ball on Mt. EverestThere are two problems to solve in this golf video.<br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/T5FjkItAZeA&hl=en&rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/T5FjkItAZeA&hl=en&rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Bob Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270634743446567487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482353564589601358.post-44955979768297741542008-05-20T05:54:00.000-07:002008-05-20T06:00:23.489-07:00Thunder & Lightning Math Problem<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7lxDsEh1GSNfEdFnkztmywFZRmV8Jzya4h787urxB9rWqJ0mn7H5bDNfpogltlNioJaQ7wXwrdupZYLlLYha12U16jaxE2nlK20uSeX2IUAjRkHAom61q7YmIZ2eS1JZnvs5j8zMj0lnb/s1600-h/lightning.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7lxDsEh1GSNfEdFnkztmywFZRmV8Jzya4h787urxB9rWqJ0mn7H5bDNfpogltlNioJaQ7wXwrdupZYLlLYha12U16jaxE2nlK20uSeX2IUAjRkHAom61q7YmIZ2eS1JZnvs5j8zMj0lnb/s320/lightning.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202443442010999426" /></a><br /><br /><br />You're at home in an electrical storm with thunder and lighting getting closer. There is a huge flash of lightning that you see and 4 seconds later you hear the crashing sound of the thunder. How far away did lightning strike? <br /><br />Also, how far away would the lightning strike need to be for it to take 4 seconds for you to see it? The key here is that light and sound travel at vastly different speeds.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nCm2UCj6eDU&hl=en&rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nCm2UCj6eDU&hl=en&rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Bob Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270634743446567487noreply@blogger.com0