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However datzfast does ask a good question: what is the true measure of
knowledge? Does all knowledge have to have a practical use to be of
value? What's more important, school, knowledge, drunken bar bets, or
loads of money. We will probably have to agree to disagree on that one.
BTW great videos. Very useful
rm3154 11 months ago
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What if the founders of the scientific revolution chose to adopt datzfast's attitude of
"beside drunken bar bets how is this knowlege of any pratical use?" Maybe the idea that knowledge is good in and of itself is what caused the revolution in the first place?
rm3154 11 months ago
The cycloid curve and its properties fascinated great scientists like Galileo, Pascal, Huygens, Newton, and the Bernoulli brothers. They designed experiments to test all these properties. The apparatus is now a treasured museum exhibit
catalogue.museogalileo.it/multimedia/BrachistochronousFall.html
catalogue.museogalileo.it/multimedia/TautochronismCycloid.html
rm3154 11 months ago
The brachistochrone curve can be applied to earthquake analysis, surfing, the design of grain storage depots, and other engineering questions such as the design of roller coasters (also quite useless)
online.redwoods.cc.ca.us/instruct/darnold/deproj/sp02/pino/intro.pdf
engineeringsport.co.uk/2010/10/29/surfing-the-brachistochrone
commons.bcit.ca/math/entertainment/coaster/index.html
en.cnki.com.cn/Article_en/CJFDTOTAL-LSLJ201002007.htm
rm3154 11 months ago
WARNING: MATH AND SCIENCE AHEAD
Some psychological effects including
a feeling of insecurity have been reported in some test subjects
Speak to a qualified scientist before proceeding.
rm3154 11 months ago
one week no takers. stay in school kids, some day i might need to hire you. lol
datzfast 1 year ago
Driving up pageviews for my videos isn't practical enough for ya?! ;)
Huygens discovered in the 1670s that a pendulum bob constrained to follow a cycloid (the shape of the brahistochrone track) would be isochronous -- period independent of amplitude. This led to more precise timekeeping.
Precise timekeeping at sea --> better ability to locate your longitude (using the stars) --> 17th Century GPS. Granted, the cycloidal pendulum was quickly replaced by even better watches, but still..
KoonPhysics 1 year ago
beside drunken bar bets how is this knowlege of any pratical use? be specific and use examples.
datzfast 1 year ago