Robust, both Integral and my numbers are correct we just obtained the answers differently. Like Integral said, without knowing what your number means, how can we give you numbers for comparison?
I assumed from reading your original post, that you calculated the equatorial radius to be...
I had a question about electricty and being electrocuted. It is well known that if you drop a toaster that is plugged in into a bathtub you are sitting in, you will be electrocuted.
My question is, how far reaching is the electrical energy in a body of water?
For example, if I am in...
Here is a actual quote from the US Patent Office regarding PPM's
"The views of the Patent Office are in accord with those scientists who have investigated the subject and are to the effect that such devices are physical impossibilities. The position of the Office can only be rebutted by a...
The heavier ball would land first on Earth because of air resistance. Although, if you dropped them in a vacuum they would fall at an equal rate and hit the ground at the same time.
Ravenlock
Reading this forum made me think about a book I picked up years ago called The Flying Circus of Physics with Answers written by Jearl Walker. It is an excellent book that answers lots of general physics questions that poeple ask. If you never heard of it, look it up, I think many of you will...