Re: Hard drive shock specs



On Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:33:19 +1100, Franc Zabkar
<fzabkar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> put finger to keyboard and composed:

The impulse energy is defined by ...

E = F.dt = m.a.dt

where F = force, a = acceleration, m = mass, dt = impulse duration

Brain fart!

F.dt = m.a.dt = m.dv/dt.dt = m.dv

ie F.dt does not have the units of energy. It in fact represents a
change in momentum.

- Franc Zabkar
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