Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: Petential Energy doing Work

On 7/1/2024 12:19 PM, Tom Kunich wrote:

 If you lower the center of gravity of an object you release energy. It has to go somewhere. According to Krygowski it does nothing.

Wrong. According to me, it does not necessarily cause an increase in kinetic energy, especially if we're talking about the height of the center of gravity (or center of mass) for a bicycle+rider.
You were claiming more KE by lowering the center of gravity, were you not? So did you try what I suggested, standing while balancing your bike at zero speed, then sitting down? Did your bike start moving without pedaling?

Do you suppose he was really a physics major?

I was never a physics major. My degrees are in engineering. How about yours? Did you ever complete even one physics class?
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- Frank Krygowski