P2_6 Surfin' Fury

Authors

  • Tomas Holesinsky University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH
  • Zoe Harrison University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH
  • Soheb Mandhai University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH
  • Ben G.S. Harris University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH

Abstract

In a short film called Kung Fury, the main hero uses a person as a surfing board. We investigated the force he would need to push himself forward based on the kinetic friction and drag force. The force ranges between -335.24 ± 6.87 N and -980.74 ± 6.87 N.

Author Biographies

Tomas Holesinsky, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH

Department of Physics and Astronomy

Zoe Harrison, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH

Department of Physics and Astronomy

Soheb Mandhai, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH

Department of Physics and Astronomy

Ben G.S. Harris, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH

Department of Physics and Astronomy

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Published

02-12-2016

How to Cite

Holesinsky, T., Harrison, Z., Mandhai, S., & Harris, B. G. (2016). P2_6 Surfin’ Fury. Physics Special Topics, 15(1). Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/pst/article/view/905

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 1 (2016): Physics Special Topics

Section

Articles