mercredi 14 août 2013

A hollow cylinder vs a solid cylinder

So I have a simple question about the speed of two cylinders going down a slope.



The speed of the hollow cylinder is: v = (gh)^0.5

The speed of the solid cylinder is v = (4/3gh)^0.5



So the solid always wins a race against the hollow. But I wonder how big must the hole in the cylinder be? Is it enough to make a hole with a nail to make it obey the hollow speed formula?



Cheers

L.H





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