Carmods@aol.com wrote:
>
> There's been a lot of discussion about bugs on the windshield lately so
> here's a technical question for those of you who are interested.
>
> You are driving due north at 60 MPH and a large bumblebee hits squarely in
> the center of your Tiger windshield flying due south at 10 MPH.
>
> At what point does the velocity of the bumble bee become zero?
>
> John
> Logan
The "point" is when the southerly motion of the Bumblebee reaches stops.
Time can be measured in infinily small increments, and first contact of
the front of the bumblebee does not stop it's center of gravity from
moving southward as the bee collapses. At some point the center of
gravity of the bumblee stops moving south, and then starts moving north,
even though the remainder of the bee is still crushing.
On the other hand, if you have one of those thin replacement
windshields, it may go right through.
You did not specify where this happens. There are some areas of the
world that have heavier bumblebees than their Tigers. Some have no
bumblebees, and some have not Tigers, making the question moot.
At certain stages of their slothsome lives, where their purpose is only
to impregnate the queen, they hardly move at all. Just like some people
I know. {9->
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