Archive for July 28th, 2009
Flynn Lives – A Physics Question
By etrigan - Last updated: Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Around 0:50 in the Tron Flynn Lives clip the rider pushes a button that appears to drop the bike. I presume this would do two things: (1) lower the center of gravity, improving cornering, and (2) decrease surface area exposed to the wind, decreasing drag and increasing speed. Why wouldn’t the bike […]