2006-12-02 10:06:31 · 14 answers · asked by Nick H 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
twinkers are soft when not frozen, therefore the pressure squishes in.
2006-12-02 10:09:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Just a thought, but maybe because an unfrozen Twinkie is so soft that it would simply splatter when hit with a golf club (as in, it wouldn't fly at all), but a frozen one might stand up to the impact of the golf club and thus be able to fly through the air.
2006-12-02 18:10:01 · answer #2 · answered by Wondering 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well for the same reason that a rock would go further than a sponge. The frozen twinkie is harder than the unfrozen one, therefore the energy of the club is not absorbed by the frozen twinkie as well and the energy transferred to it causes it to move rapidly forward. The unfrozen twinkie will absorb some of that energy and not move as far forward as the frozen.
2006-12-02 18:11:04 · answer #3 · answered by William E 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Frozen twinkies have a higher coefficient of restitution and lose less of their spring energy when hit than an unfrozen one. The extra energy goes into making the twinkie fly farther. You can see the same effect if you bounce a steel ball on a steel surface. A steel ball will bounce longer than a rubber one.
Now I'm hungry !
2006-12-02 18:30:29 · answer #4 · answered by Zefram 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The same argument could be made for any hard, non-compressible object, like a rock, and any soft, elastic object, like a rubber ball. Assuming that the energy from hitting it with a golf club was equal, the soft object would take some of the energy and that would go towards compressing it. The remaining energy would make it move forward. With the hard object, (amost) all the energy would go into moving it forward. Since the hard object (frozen twinkie) has more energy to push it forward, it will travel farther.
2006-12-02 18:16:23 · answer #5 · answered by Tadgie1 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think a frozen twinkie will fly a bit farther than a regular twinkie, but the difference will not be great.
2006-12-02 18:10:05 · answer #6 · answered by I Am Legend 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The frozen twinkie would be a more elastic collision with the club than the non-frozen, more energy would go into momentum. Unless it breaks up on impact with the club, then all bets are off.
2006-12-02 19:34:05 · answer #7 · answered by ZeedoT 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It has a harder surface, so will leave the clubhead with more force.
An unfrozen twinkie would be too soft to travel far.
2006-12-02 18:14:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
maybe because a unfrozen Twinkies would spat
2006-12-02 18:13:54 · answer #9 · answered by parrotsarenoisy 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You know what?
I've got a cold one on Ice right now. I'll go out and give it a whack.!
........................... Dam it just exploded didn't go any where and neither did the soft one.
Might have to do with the power of the golfer and club.
........................... Oh no there's Twinkies on my wife new car and it's warm and soft.
understand?
2006-12-02 19:45:54 · answer #10 · answered by Bear 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋