At 03:37 PM 8/31/01 -0700, Harold M Hallikainen wrote:
>         As I recall, force varies as the square of velocity. Power varies
> as the
>cube of velocity. For example, double the speed and the force squares to
>four times original. But, you're also now going twice as fast, so you go
>twice the distance in the same amount of time. Energy used is force times
>distance, so you've used eight times the energy in the same amount of
>time (or eight times the power lost to drag).
>         So, force varies as square, power varies as cube.


You're right, must be another senior moment.
At least the piano lessons are still... Awww #@$@#!%



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