Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoEver since I was a kid wanted to ask this if I suspend a car mid air and rev it up to 100mph then drop it how far would it go without me touching the gas or break not even once?message-squaremessage-square29linkfedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down14
arrow-up128arrow-down1message-squareEver since I was a kid wanted to ask this if I suspend a car mid air and rev it up to 100mph then drop it how far would it go without me touching the gas or break not even once?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square29linkfedilink
minus-squareAbouBenAdhem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoThere would be no forward momentum, but there would be angular momentum in the wheels, drive train, and engine. Friction with the pavement would convert some of the latter into the former.
There would be no forward momentum, but there would be angular momentum in the wheels, drive train, and engine. Friction with the pavement would convert some of the latter into the former.