[MR] Heavy Helms and inertia

[War College]

Going back to simple Physics <I'm a simple person>, the equation F=MA comes 
into mind.  Force = Mass times Velocity.

The heavier the helm, the more force it takes to move it.  If you put two 
croquet balls close together but not quite touching and stike one, the other 
goes flying off according to how hard you hit it.  If you put a bowling ball 
close but not quite touching a croquet ball and hit the bowling ball with 
the same force as before, the croquet ball is not going nearly as far.

A helm should be padded, which means the metal of the helm is close but not 
quite touching your head. A heavy helm will take more energy to move than a 
lighter one.  Then again, I could be misunderstanding F=MA. :-)  Hope this 
helps.

Misha

>Message: 6
>Reply-To: <phillip at mindless.com>
>From: "Phillip Jones" <phillip at mindless.com>
>To: "Merry Rose" <atlantia at atlantia.sca.org>
>Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 21:13:07 -0400
>Subject: [MR] Heavy Helms and inertia
>
>I've heard rumors about why we like heavy helmets, but have seen no data to
>back it up. Is there any scientific evidence that a heavy helm protects
>better than a light one?
>
>
>Phillip Jones
>Triplette Competition Arms
>101 East Main Street
>Elkin, NC 28621
>336-835-7774
>phillip at mindless.com
>www.triplette.com


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