(assuming no air friction)
2007-11-10 02:18:43 · 17 answers · asked by MR TT, VT enthusiast 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
According to the web page below, you need to have include the elevation of the cannon above sea level and the elevation of the eventual landing spot to determine the answer.
2007-11-10 02:31:52 · answer #1 · answered by NHBaritone 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Voltaire, the French [atheistic] philosopher, tried to destroy the Bible by burning every available Bible he could get his hands on........
today his former mansion is being used by the.....guess what?
The Bible Society of France! And it churns out Bibles in French by the thousands!
Talk about poetic justice!
Your Bible-shooting cannon will not get far either!
2007-11-10 02:36:58 · answer #2 · answered by cataliz <SFCU> 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Except for the first answer, I think all the rest are great.
According to my calculations, that will be 30 m, and it will return to Earth. The '30 m' may be wrong but it will return to Earth since that speed and trajectory is not sufficient to send it into orbit or outer space.
Edit : robbyego - there is still gravity to consider; just said no air resistance.
2007-11-10 02:34:56 · answer #3 · answered by flandargo 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Why are you asking about shooting a Bible out of a cannon? You must be really bored!
2007-11-10 02:26:40 · answer #4 · answered by michelle 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
1. Initial vertical velocity = 250 sin(60°) = 216.5 m/s Maximum height is reached when vertical v = 0. v = at 216.5 = 9.8 t t = 22.09 sec d = (1/2) a t^2 = (1/2)(9.8)(22.09^2) = 2391 m horizontal velocity = 250 cos(60°) = 125 Object moves horizontally at 125 m/s for 2 x 22.09 sec range = 5522.5 m ------------ ---------- ------------ -------------- -------------- ------------ ---------- --------- 2. a = (60 - 25)/6 = 35/6 = d = vt + 1/2 a t^2, where v is initial velocity, t is time and a = acceleration = (25)(6) + (1/2)(35/6)(6) = 167.5 m ------------ ---------- ------------ -------------- -------------- ------------ ---------- --------- 3. If coefficient of restitution is 1 (completely elastic), the ball bounces to the left at 10 m/s.
2016-05-29 01:54:02 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well because the bible usually has very thin flimsy pages, (cuz you write any thing of value on the good stuff) but I think the pages would fly out over a distance and scatter the neighbourhood with rubbish......Not the actual pages , Imean the text.
2007-11-10 02:32:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Not very far, as the sheer force of the blast, coupled with the fragile nature of most bibles, would shred it upon detonation, so you have confetti.
Depending on the nature of the binding, perhaps 25 feet
2007-11-10 02:29:53 · answer #7 · answered by Experto Credo 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Strictly as a physics question, this is deceptively simple:
In a vacuum, the Bible in question would not arc nor accelerate, nor would it's speed diminish. Therefore, unless it's trajectory intersected another body, it would go on forever into boundless space.
But because this is the Bible, it cannot go on forever into boundless space, because it believes in a finite universe.
My guess it that it goes straight to hell.
2007-11-10 02:30:25 · answer #8 · answered by robbyego 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
What a stupid question!!!! If you shot a moron out of the same cannon, how far would he go?! Quit trolling, troll!
2007-11-10 02:23:51 · answer #9 · answered by D P 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Depends on rather the ground is level. It depends on what planet you are on. It depends on how many birds it hits along the way.
Sorry, I'm not in the mood for the math right now.
2007-11-10 02:24:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋