Yep, football season is upon us and the NFL and the JTIrregulars League kicks off this week. Football is a game of speed, strength, leverage, and collisions...what better laboratory for physics?
University of Nebraska Physics Professor Timothy Gay produced a series of short videos on football physics. These videos are shown on the jumbotron before the University of Nebraska football games. He also wrote a book on Football Physics.
Dr. Gay also gives hour long public talks on football physics. I saw him give the talk at a meeting a few years ago and it was very good. Through the magic of technology, you can also see one of his talks. He gave a talk at Fermilab in 2005 and they have it available streaming online. This was after I worked at Fermilab so you won't see me in the audience!
I hope you are ready for some bone crushing hits...I know how to use leverage!
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Stop the trash talk hale, just remember, no one can hurt a man like a woman can, ha ha. (Just tossing my own trash... I have no idea what the heck I'm talking about)
Orbs Obliterators will show no mercy to our competitors! After we have defeated you, we will go and tackle your mothers and wives and children!
Astrophysics applied: If a player doesn't have a cup on, and gets hit in the right (or wrong) place, he'll curl up into a tiny ball smaller than any black hole!
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