Question 1: Box Jump Force; Question 2: Frisbee Dogs

Authors

Larry Weinstein, Old Dominion UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2021

DOI

10.1119/10.0004890

Publication Title

The Physics Teacher

Volume

59

Issue

5

Pages

366

Abstract

The record for a standing high jump (jumping from the ground to a platform of height h) is 67 inches. How much force did the athlete exert during his jump? How many dogs jumped to catch a frisbee yesterday? [Extracted from the article]

Comments

© 2021 The Author. Published under an exclusive license by American Association of Physics Teachers.

Publisher's version available at: https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0004890

Original Publication Citation

Weinstein, L. (2021) Question 1: Box jump force; Question 2: Frisbee dogs. The Physics Teacher, 59(5) 366 https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0004890

ORCID

0000-0001-5416-2900 (Weinstein)

Repository Citation

Weinstein, Larry, "Question 1: Box Jump Force; Question 2: Frisbee Dogs" (2021). Physics Faculty Publications. 523.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/physics_fac_pubs/523