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Re: Horizontal Bar: Vertical Velocity

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Originally Posted by Mike Rush
Use the energy equations

mgh = 1/2 (mv^2)
gh=(v^2)/2
h=v^2/2g
h=100/64.4
h=1.55 ft

if the object goes up over 1.55 feet it is travelingmore than 10 ft/s

(I hope this is right... It's been a long time )

I can see this being correct... I believe that for safety sake this rule was made... and knowing FIRST they will enforce this very heavily. (Since Dean and the gang put so much emphisis on it in the kickoff)

-Greg The Great

P.S. Scroll Throught the comp docs on usfirst.org they will probabally demonstrate what can and can't be done.... although I am sure you will see many clarifications to this rule in updates... (I would guess in the first 3)