Dirk Van de moortel wrote:

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http://groups.google.co.uk/group/sci.physics/msg/62e95a3a6b977007 

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>
> Remember that kinetic energy is not proportional to speed, but
> to the square of speed, and therefore energy differences are
> not propertional to speed differences.

Hmmmmm, now I understand why you spent so much time studying
the square root idiot.

> Increasing a bullet's speed from 100 m/s to 110 m/s also requires
> more energy than increasing it from 90 m/s to 100 m/s.
> In general (still with u < v):
>     1/2 m (v+u)^2 - 1/2 m v^2 = m u v + 1/2 m u^2
>     1/2 m v^2 - 1/2 m (v-u)^2 = m u v - 1/2 m u^2


Inreasing your IQ from 10 to 11 will take infinite energy as there is a
black hole in your head dipshit.

Mike

 See also

http://groups.google.co.uk/group/sci.physics/msg/62e95a3a6b977007