Can Usain Bolt Run Faster Than a 400-pound Dinosaur?

During his student years who loves physics lessons Was there really? It’s probably a minority. For most students, it is both difficult and boring.

However, Physics Professor Scott Lee from the University of Toledo developed a great approach to break this perception and portrayed Usain Bolt with Dilophosaurus wetherilli, a 400-kilogram dinosaur species. He compared it in a 100-meter race.

The exercise was designed to teach basic concepts in physics classes.

Using 1D kinematics (velocity, displacement, acceleration, etc.) concepts, students examine the world’s most popular runner. Usain Whether Bolt can win this race? calculated.

In the course, physics principles such as Newton’s second law were discussed. For example, Usain Bolt small mass, such as giving him an advantage in initial acceleration.

This course not only enabled students to learn physics concepts but also how physical principles can be applied in real life led to discussion. For example, the acceleration or acceleration used by a lioness in the wild when catching her prey…

There was a purpose in choosing this dinosaur.

Dilophosaurus was chosen both because of its popularity (you may remember it from Jurassic Park) and because it had a maximum speed close to that of Usain Bolt. More popular dinosaur species, such as T-Rex, Too slow to approach Bolt’s speed It was not chosen because it was.

So what was the result?

Calculations showed that Usain Bolt, modern physics principles and thanks to its own acceleration ability He can defeat the dinosaur without difficulty! The race ends with Bolt reaching the finish line with a lead of 2 seconds.

As a result, Scott Lee was able to attract students’ attention and make physics easier. How did you come up with this idea? Write in the comments!

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