P2_01 Gravitation Influence on the Pole Vault

Authors

  • Jamie Sinclair
  • Nick Attree
  • Jon Stock
  • Chris Rivers

Abstract

A recent popular web comic claimed that differences in the acceleration due to gravity across the Earth could cause a significant difference in the heights attained by identical vaults in the pole vault. This paper seeks to quantify such variation and concludes that it can be as much as 1%.

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Published

07-03-2011

How to Cite

Sinclair, J., Attree, N., Stock, J., & Rivers, C. (2011). P2_01 Gravitation Influence on the Pole Vault. Physics Special Topics, 9(1). Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/pst/article/view/1912

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 1 (2010): Physics Special Topics

Section

Articles