A4_5 Eternal Punishment?

Authors

  • Cordelia Brown University of Leicester
  • David Jessop University of Leicester
  • Sean Brunyee University of Leicester
  • Luke Russell University of Leicester

Abstract

This paper considers the Greek character Sisyphus, and finds the energy expended as he undertakes his punishment in Tartarus. We find the energy expended the first time he rolls the boulder up to be ≈ 57.4 kcal, and this decreases exopentitally with each roll as he loses mass. Finding the mass of fat he would lose each time, we determine that the maximum number of times Sisyphus would be able to roll his boulder to the top of a hill to be 2579.

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Published

21-12-2020

How to Cite

Brown, C., Jessop, D., Brunyee, S., & Russell, L. (2020). A4_5 Eternal Punishment?. Physics Special Topics, 19(1). Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/pst/article/view/3714

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 1 (2020): Physics Special Topics

Section

Articles