How fast would a baboon have to run to catch fire?
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Silly Old Baboon is a poem that features a Baboon who runs so fast it catches fire. This paper determines the speed a baboon should be required run at in order for it to catch on fire due to friction with the air. Through calculations involving the heat energy equation and drag force energy equation the speed at which a baboon must run at is determined.
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