Dr. J accepts a dare from SAP to attend their annual "Spring Phling" as their "man in motion." Dr. J will be slung, swung, and hung (from his feet) for specified amounts of time. If he survives all the exercises, he will earn a prize equal to $1.00 per second. If not, Tripod will be without a father. (Of course it won't be the first time he was without a paw.) Dr. J dons a sweat suit and a pair of tennies (nineies are too small and elevenies are too big).

 

In exercise A, Dr. J is slung from a giant slingshot at an angle of 30" and an initial velocity of 90 m/'Sec.

 

In exercise B, Dr. J is attached to a 10-meter pole (SAP wouldn't touch him with a 10-foot pole) and swung in a horizontal circle 10 times. (Dr. J's mass is 50 kg and the centripetal force created is 200 Newtons).

 

In exercise C, Dr. J is hung by his feet from a rope, giving a total length of 19.6 meters, and swung like a pendulum a total of 20 vibrations. To SAP's great surprise, Dr. J survives it all. In fact, he turns to Tripod and says, "My! How time flies when you're flying hung!"