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Sometimes you can throw something farther if it's heavier, not if it's lighter, amirite?
by Anonymous1 week ago
Well sure, because how far you can throw something isn't determined only based on its weight. You also have to consider inertia and drag.
by Anonymous1 week ago
Like throwing a piece of paper vs a paper airplane right?
by Anonymous1 week ago
When you release the thing, it's moving as fast as your hand. That's the fastest it will be traveling, and it immediately starts slowing down from air resistance. If it's too heavy you can't move your hand as fast and the initial speed is low. If it's too light it slows down very fast in the air.
by Anonymous1 week ago
Not completely true I threw a bird once not very hard and then it took off way faster than I threw it.
by Fast-Lie27521 week ago
Touche
by Anonymous1 week ago
This got me thinking. Other than taking advantage of aerodynamics (frisbees, certain nerf footballs, etc) what kind of ball can we throw the furthest? Is it a baseball?
by Silent_Raise_70301 week ago
It's got to be something around that size/weight. For instance, nfl quarterbacks can only throw the ball like 80yds (240ft) but apparently the record baseball throw is 445ft. Anything lighter like a tennis or racquet ball just seem like they would slow down too quickly. Anything heavier seems like it would slow down your arm too much (blanking on examples though).
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