Editing 2566: Decorative Constants
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In the drag equation ½ ρu<sup>2</sup> represents the dynamic pressure due to the kinetic energy of the fluid, and hence the 1/2 makes sense to keep in the equation, and could thus easily be argued not to represent a decorative constant. | In the drag equation ½ ρu<sup>2</sup> represents the dynamic pressure due to the kinetic energy of the fluid, and hence the 1/2 makes sense to keep in the equation, and could thus easily be argued not to represent a decorative constant. | ||
− | The title text is pretty much word-for-word a repeat from Randall's book | + | The title text is pretty much word-for-word a repeat from Randall's book *How To*. In Chapter 11: *How to Play Football*, he misuses the drag equation, and mentions this fact in more depth, in a footnote. |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== |