The Physics of Flying Pumpkins
ZapperZ (noreply@blogger.com)
Each year, during this time of the year in the US, many pumpkins are scarified in the name of physics! :) This is another example of a physics high school teacher trying to demonstrate Newtonian mechanics by shooting pumpkins . “The students got a lot out of the project, but they're not done yet,”
said physics teacher Jeff Partynski. “They must now analyze the flight
of their pumpkins and create a detailed report that includes
calculations, design criteria, and results.” Partynski requires st