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Home runs travel further at Coors Field. Field goals are longer at Mile High. Sprinters turn in faster times at higher altitudes. You can bet that the air densi
by function_seven 10y ago
Home runs travel further at Coors Field. Field goals are longer at Mile High. Sprinters turn in faster times at higher altitudes. You can bet that the air density will affect vehicle acceleration tests significantly.
- thescriptkiddie 10y agoDrag scales with the square of velocity. A 110 mph home run experiences vastly more drag than a car traveling 30 mph on its way to 60 mph. The ball might fly 18% faster in Denver than it will at sea level, but the car isn't going to accelerate 18% faster.
- NamTaf 10y agoThere's a whole raft of other aspects. Temperature will affect traction, for example. Similarly, the pressure differential between the tyres and the atmosphere will change their performance similarly to pressurising tyres to a different pressure at sea level. There's a whole raft of influences that altitude may have that aren't immediately apparent. To say it has 'absolutely no impact' is simply wrong.
- function_seven 10y agoYou ignored the sprinter and the football in my list of examples.