tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851060126385642692.post6747996036306145974..comments2023-10-04T01:54:07.322-07:00Comments on Superosity Makes Me Giddy: A Very Superosity Leap YearCoreyartyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10734804893921842288noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851060126385642692.post-51252843617823951872010-01-30T11:57:56.512-08:002010-01-30T11:57:56.512-08:00Like Icarus, he hopped too close to the sun.Like Icarus, he hopped too close to the sun.zgeycpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851060126385642692.post-32139085473966480332010-01-27T02:57:21.548-08:002010-01-27T02:57:21.548-08:00The action lines for the Martian also indicate a m...The action lines for the Martian also indicate a much lower trajectory, whereas Alan's steeper jump contained enough force to smash a hole in the ceiling.Coreyartyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10734804893921842288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851060126385642692.post-29377765119528420772010-01-25T12:13:59.855-08:002010-01-25T12:13:59.855-08:00Alan, but only because the alien is a native to Ma...Alan, but only because the alien is a native to Mars, where the gravity is less. And yet, it comes as a surprise to a miniaturized Martian that another miniaturized Martian can leap over his head. This implies that leaping over another Martian's head is not a thing commonly done (on Mars) and is due almost exclusively to the effect of reduced M(ass). (A)cceleration = , F(orce) / M(ass). Force decreases by the inverse square of the factor of Martian shrinkage while mass decreases by the inverse cube. This is because muscle strength is a function of cross-section, not mass. If we assume the Martians started at about 5'4" tall and are now only 4" tall, that's a shunkage factor of 1/16. That means a shrunked Martian would have about 0.4% of it's full sized strength. Instead of bench pressing it's own weight (say) 200 lbs, it would be able to bench press about thirteen oz. Meanwhile, it's mass would have reduced by the inverse cube- about 0.78 ozs. Little Martian would have sixteen times more scale strength than unshrunked Martian. Meanwhile, Alan WAY overhops, in Earth gravity, without being shrunked. Therefore, Alan is the hoppiest.deepskyfrontierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273362483871259959noreply@blogger.com