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Who thinks the NY Times Square new years ball would be more interesting if it fell at 9.8 m/s/s?

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Asked By: mononoaware 26-30, M  4 months ago

I still don't get the point of it "falling" if it decends so slowly.

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  1. IamDRock - 26-30 years old - male

    Posted by IamDRock Jan 1st, 2013 at 10:21PM

    Yeah they should really just drop the thing and watch it explode in the middle of Times Square.

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  2. FunnyLookingCorpse - 18-21 years old

    Posted by FunnyLookingCorpse Jan 2nd, 2013 at 12:50AM

    I think it is fine. I like something falling gracefully. Not only that, but it's good to know that the ball isn't dangerous weight falling down

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  3. ASHPoDThePortalFur - 13-15 years old - female

    Posted by ASHPoDThePortalFur Jan 1st, 2013 at 11:08PM

    Lets see. If it was in free fall, how high would it need to be to last 10 seconds?

    1/2 a * t ^2 = height, so

    1/2 * 9.81 * 10^2= height

    1/2*9.81*100 = height
    9.81 * 50 = height

    490.5m= height.

    I think a half kilometer drop would be a little too hard to aim right. Also, you'd have to get the height within just a few meters, otherwise your problem is off. Then there's air resistance and all, so... yeah.

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  4. nickolentay - 13-15 years old - male

    Posted by nickolentay Jan 1st, 2013 at 11:00PM

    first we have to hide an a bomb in it then have all the politicians attend the event. problem solved

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  5. whoflungpoo - 13-15 years old - male

    Posted by whoflungpoo Jan 1st, 2013 at 10:39PM

    or have like one drop every second for 10 seconds!!! 10 explosions, 10 drops, 10 awesome crashes from like 100 stories up!! um whats m/s/s??

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  6. ASHPoDThePortalFur - 13-15 years old - female

    Reply by ASHPoDThePortalFur Jan 1st, 2013 at 11:09PM

    meters per second squared. Her number is the acceleration due to gravity. She could have simply said "free fall."

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  7. mononoaware - 22-25 years old - male

    Reply by mononoaware Jan 1st, 2013 at 11:11PM

    meters per second per second, the correct way to describe a constant acceleration.

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  8. inthebelljar - 26-30 years old - female

    Posted by inthebelljar Jan 1st, 2013 at 10:27PM

    nothing they could do would make it more interesting.. not sure why all those people are willing to stand in the cold and crowds all day waiting for those few moments when it descends..

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  9. mononoaware - 22-25 years old - male

    Reply by mononoaware Jan 1st, 2013 at 10:32PM

    not even watching it shatter? 9.8 m/s/s is gravity. no servomotors slowing it so it takes so many seconds to lower so few feet. just drop it.

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  10. DistantLonging - 36-40 years old - male

    Posted by DistantLonging Jan 1st, 2013 at 10:21PM

    Then what would the tower-spear height be lengthened to?

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  11. mononoaware - 22-25 years old - male

    Reply by mononoaware Jan 1st, 2013 at 10:24PM

    leave the spear as it is, but use the whole height of the tower.

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  12. Stetson19 - 31-35 years old - male

    Posted by Stetson19 Jan 1st, 2013 at 10:20PM

    I think it should roll through all the drunk people like running with the bulls but running with the ball.

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