So my motor died...

[MX793]

Then don't call your variables V!

If they were vectors, they would be printed in bold (or underlined, or with a little "hat" over them, or some other common indication of a vector quantity).

[Soup DeVille]

Because if Vo wasn't 0, then the equation would give a wrong result.

Oh, okay.

[Soup DeVille]

If they were vectors, they would be printed in bold (or underlined, or with a little "hat" over them, or some other common indication of a vector quantity).

V for velocity! Not V for vector!

[S204STi]

V for Victory?

[Eye of the Tiger]

SVT Focus = 2700lbs

1990-1993 Accord = 3200lbs


SVT Focus = 175HP

Accord = 130HP stock, his is around 140 maybe? Also factor in the loss from his Automatic transmission.

Wrong. That generation Accord weighs 2700-2900 lbs.

[2o6]

Wrong. That generation Accord weighs 2700-2900 lbs.

Yeah, I was looking at the 07 accord. (which is surprisingly light..........not too far off from a Cobalt)

[Cookie Monster]

I've been in stripped down Hondas with JDM sumpinorothers swapped in them making all kinds of power on paper, and they aren't that quick IMHO.

But... but... they're mad tyte JDM y0!

[Cookie Monster]

V for Victory?

No, V for Vagina!

[Danish]

No, V for Vagina!

Its too bad you killed the joke cause I was gonna say V for Vendetta

[hotrodalex]

Its too bad you killed the joke cause I was gonna say V for Vendetta

Same here. 

[Raza]

i bet his car is much faster

Not with a dead engine. 

[SVT32V]

From a dead stop (constant acceleration),

x = 0.5 * a * t^2
a = (Vf - Vi)/t

x = 0.5 * (Vf - Vi) * t

Vectors do indeed have positives and negatives depending on your coordinate system.  And in this case, we're really dealing with speeds and not proper vectors anyway.

Car acceleration will not be constant but decrease over time.

[sportyaccordy]

SVT Focus = 2700lbs

1990-1993 Accord = 3200lbs


SVT Focus = 175HP

Accord = 130HP stock, his is around 140 maybe? Also factor in the loss from his Automatic transmission.

I had a 160HP motor w/the stock 5 spd manual tranny.

I'm lookin at the last Preludes now, I can't commit to financing a G to drive 50 miles a week...

[Soup DeVille]

Car acceleration will not be constant but decrease over time.

That doesn't really matter, does it?

[MX793]

Car acceleration will not be constant but decrease over time.

That particular equation is only true if acceleration is a constant WRT time.

[sportyaccordy]

Just approximate an acceleration function + integrate

[Soup DeVille]

That particular equation is only true if acceleration is a constant WRT time.

or if you're concerned with average acceleration.

Jesus, you guys are the biggest geeks. it was a joke, you know.

[r0tor]

That particular equation is only true if acceleration is a constant WRT time.

depends what its relative too...

[Secret Chimp]

or if you're concerned with average acceleration.

Jesus, you guys are the biggest geeks. it was a joke, you know.

[Soup DeVille]

I believe that gentleman was more upset about nerds specifically.

[MX793]

I believe that gentleman was more upset about nerds specifically.

And technically we, or at least I, would be a nerd.  A geek is the guy at the circus who bites the heads off of chickens.

[Soup DeVille]

And technically we, or at least I, would be a nerd.  A geek is the guy at the circus who bites the heads off of chickens.

Just stop. OK?

[Secret Chimp]

And technically we, or at least I, would be a nerd.  A geek is the guy at the circus who bites the heads off of chickens.

No, geeks are people who talk about World of Warcraft enthusiastically and make programming jokes.