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What is the best size of a spherical projectile to go the farthest distance if the pressure was constant?

A small spherical projectile made of glass, about 1/4 inch in diameter, would be too influenced by wind to much to go, consistantly, the farthest.  On the opposite hand, a larger spherical projectile made of glass, say 6 inches in diameter, would not be affected by the wind, but may be too heavy and have too much mass to travel to far..  Say the pressure was 10 psi for all sizes of projectiles, what size would the projectile be for optimum distance?

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Last edited on: 2010-12-08 20:15:34

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MikeAdams#367 says:

The size/mass of the object will not alter the effect of gravity, both will fall at the same rate. Assuming both have the same initial velocity and composition then the larger will travel further since the slowing due to air resistance is less.

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posted on 2010-12-08 11:19:44 | Report abuse


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Georg says:

Hello paulbunyan,

aside from Your pre-galilean ideas about gravity and free fall,

You should define "round" first.

Any bullet is "round". Do You mean spherical?

Another question is, what do You think is "large"

in this context?

 

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posted on 2010-12-08 11:37:30 | Report abuse


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