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Originally Posted by KenWittlief
um... no. Kinetic friction being a constant has been brought up - go back and read the thread again
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whoops. sorry. mustve missed that. posts pile up so fast i cant keep up.
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Originally Posted by KenWittlief
you simply ignored what we have been saying until now, because you jumped to your conclusion first, then tried to backfill your reasoning. *
This is a common debug problem that engineers face everyday: we think we know the answer, but then when things dont work out we cant figure out why. Its always something you assumed to be correct, and very often its stareing you right in the face.
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wait a second. from the moment i posted this problem up i said i agree with both sides. i just kept trying to find ways to unbalance the arguements. kinda ran out of ideas tho,..
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Originally Posted by KenWittlief
and BTW, the rolling friction of a wheel is not fluid friction.
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good point. didnt notice that detail.
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Originally Posted by KenWittlief
* wanted to add: this is human nature. When we get an idea in our heads it becomes 'our idea' and for some reason we feel the need to defend it. Part of it is ego and part is pride. Its something we have to deal with as engineers all the time: jumping to a conclusion, then feeling like you have to stand behind it, no matter what.
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i totally agree. i just hope you arent directing that towards me.