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- From: watson@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov (John S. Watson - FSC)
- Subject: Re: Bull Fighting (was A-word)
- Message-ID: <1993Jan27.181428.28066@news.arc.nasa.gov>
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- Organization: NASA Ames Res. Ctr. Mtn Vw CA 94035
- References: <1993Jan25.233243.26965@ucsu.Colorado.EDU> <1993Jan26.221612.24457@nas.nasa.gov> <Jan26.234207.55670@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 18:14:28 GMT
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- In article <Jan26.234207.55670@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU> trzyna@CS.ColoState.EDU (wayne trzyna) writes:
- >In article <1993Jan26.221612.24457@nas.nasa.gov> eugene@wilbur.nas.nasa.gov (Eugene N. Miya) writes:
- >>
- >>I have had more trouble with skiing injuries than all of climbing.
- >>The velocity has something to do with it.
- >
- >As I see it, skiing is more likely to injure you (because of the velocity)
- >whereas climbing is more likely to kill you (because of the velocity).
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- Actually it's not velocities you've got to beware of,
- it's the sudden negative accelerations (especially the ones cause by
- large immovable objects).
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- John S. Watson watson@ames.arc.nasa.gov
- #include <stddsclm.h>
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