Thread: Nerf ball starting at 12m/s 45 degree angle ending at 8ft 6in w/ air resistance
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Re: Nerf ball starting at 12m/s 45 degree angle ending at 8ft 6in w/ air resistance
The problem is that air resistance is highly dependent on SO many factors. Dropping the ball to find its terminal velocity will only give you the drag coefficient at one velocity. It's entirely possibly that the drag coefficient is ridiculously low while the ball is above 10 m/s or so due to turbulence and the roughness of the skin. At any rate, I've still cobbled together a spreadsheet to estimate the range of the ball given air resistance. It should be showing up in the white papers in a few hours.
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