Dear Biomch-L subscribers:
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Recently, a friend of mine has asked me how big the force acting on a =
body falling into the water is. Let's say, an elite diver from 10-m =
platform?
I may videotape the underwater motion of the diver to compute the =
acceleration of the body CM. It will give me some direct figure of the =
force (mass * acceleration).
But there should be simpler methods to roughly figure out the max force =
or acceleration experienced by the diver with upright posture. What =
would you recommend? Any scientific comments or references are welcome.
Thanks in advance!
Young-Hoo Kwon
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Young-Hoo Kwon, Ph.D.
Senior Researcher
Korea Sport Science Institute
223-19 Gongneung-2-Dong
Seoul, 139-242
KOREA
Phone: +82-2-9709-555
Fax: +82-2-9709-502
Internet: y-hkwon@kssisun.kssi.re.kr
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