Guy Martin's 100mph Wall Of Death Attempt

Discussion in 'Racing & Bike Sport' started by Rudolph Hart, Dec 24, 2014.

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  1. #1 Rudolph Hart, Dec 24, 2014
  2. big G's there, will need to be a big un.
     
    #2 finm, Dec 24, 2014
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  3. Assuming an ability to sustain 5G for the attempt what would the diameter of the wall of death have to be to achieve 100 mph ?

    Where is a mathematician when you need one ?
     
    #3 johnv, Dec 24, 2014
  4. just working it out now for you.
     
    #4 finm, Dec 24, 2014
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  5. I once knew a constipated mathematician who worked it out with a pencil....
     
    #5 Rudolph Hart, Dec 24, 2014
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  6. RCF or G-force= 1.12 x R x (RPM/1000)²

    R being radius expressed in mm.
     
    #6 Chris, Dec 24, 2014
  7. Beat you to it - 22.5 meters
     
    #7 Exige, Dec 24, 2014
  8. i was gonna go 74ft dia. just using mental math
     
    #8 finm, Dec 24, 2014

  9. One presumes this is per unit mass?
     
    #9 bootsam, Dec 24, 2014
  10. 'Maths' you sycophant Yankee fool
     
    #10 Exige, Dec 24, 2014
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  11. Mine was a guess - did you just copy and convert :)
     
    #11 Exige, Dec 24, 2014
  12. canny spell, math and arithmetic was my thing at school.
     
    #12 finm, Dec 24, 2014
  13. ;):smile:
     
    #13 finm, Dec 24, 2014
  14. 'Maths' you sycophant Yankee fool
     
    #14 Exige, Dec 24, 2014
  15. He canny spell you yorkshire twat
     
    #15 bootsam, Dec 24, 2014
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  16. Go fill yer bin :Rage:
     
    #16 Exige, Dec 24, 2014
  17. Yorkshire man+gob x free time= you work it out :Angelic:
    MATH.
     
    #17 finm, Dec 24, 2014
  18. Lol, nope I emptied it before they came...but I do need to run the hoover around the place...bloody croissants and Tunnocks Caramel Logs leave shitloads of crumbs.
     
    #18 bootsam, Dec 24, 2014
  19. So how big will the bowl have to be then? Is it possible in a back yard-esque contraption?
     
    #19 bradders, Dec 24, 2014
  20. He'll need a g suit. It'll deffo push all the blood from his swede even its 200 metres wide!
     
    #20 Mary Hinge, Dec 24, 2014
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