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# need to know the mass of the stone

velocity wise it'd be 32 feet per second per second.

*edit... oh a ton! oh in that case it's...


oh damn i forgot my stoneulator
(I helped save b3ta! Mortal Wombatteries not included - Awesome Awesome Awesome, Wed 31 Mar 2004, 19:31, archived)
# dunno about mass but
roughly 1 cubic metre of rock wieghing 1 ton, inside a big bag
(I helped save b3ta! Dill, Wed 31 Mar 2004, 19:33, archived)
# the bag would add drag to the whole shananagan


i expect it's velocity x mass / drag + curry = explosion.

or something.
(I helped save b3ta! Mortal Wombatteries not included - Awesome Awesome Awesome, Wed 31 Mar 2004, 19:34, archived)
# I highly doubt it
because the mass of the stone would most likely cancel out any resistance offered up by the bag.

I mean, it would.. but it would not be very noticed.
(I helped save b3ta! Scoopzilla http://www.slapwatch.com now get to fuck, Wed 31 Mar 2004, 19:45, archived)
# says mass is one ton
force = mass X acelleration

convert it all to metric and voila
(I helped save b3ta! LYNX Scout, Wed 31 Mar 2004, 19:47, archived)
# Bzzt, wrong.
The force you want to know is the force exerted by the ground to change the stone's velocity back to zero when it hits. (Actually it's the reaction to that force, but Newton's Third, right?) So there is another piece of data missing: you need to know the nature of the ground the stone lands on - if it lands on mud the force will be smaller than if it landed on an expanse of concrete, because it will take longer to come to a stop, i.e. acceleration will be lower.
(I helped save b3ta! Newington, Wed 31 Mar 2004, 20:05, archived)