Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Soccer on the moon
After moving to the moon, I've discovered that playing soccer is much different. When i kick a soccer ball, it goes much further than it does on earth. Because the acceleration due to gravity is much less, when I kick a ball goes higher and and stays in the air longer. And because there would be very little inertia the ball would continue to move through space. When I kick the ball, i assume that I would be forced upward just slightly due to the force of my leg swinging. I don't think I would go to far because i am much more massive than the ball.
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You're right about the ball staying in the air longer, but watch out about inertia. Inertia is the resistance to changes in speed. If the ball isn't slowing down, then there is more inertia - not less.
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