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The Phone Book Myth Revisited and a Question

The Phone Book Myth Revisited and a Question. Jorge Ballester Emporia State University. YouTube Videos. Discovery Mythbusters -The Phone Book Myth Mythbusters -Phone Book Friction Video Conclusion : The phone books can be ripped apart but cannot be slid apart. Post-it ® Note Analog.

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The Phone Book Myth Revisited and a Question

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  1. The Phone Book Myth Revisited and a Question Jorge Ballester Emporia State University

  2. YouTube Videos • Discovery Mythbusters-The Phone Book Myth • Mythbusters-Phone Book Friction • Video Conclusion: The phone books can be ripped apart but cannot be slid apart.

  3. Post-it® Note Analog Improved design by Travis Finney

  4. Field Testing Model: Charlie Mahoney

  5. Chinese Finger Trap Model http://couragetostutter.net

  6. a=page thickness Npages on each side

  7. mth page Pm+1 fm+1 m fm Tm Pm

  8. Assume uniform tension • F=applied force)

  9. Critical Number of Pages

  10. Good • Reasonable physical basis • Relatively simple formula • Prediction of critical number of pages

  11. Bad • Uniform tension assumption • Testing all parameters is elusive.

  12. Ugly • Interleaving the pages is inherently imprecise.

  13. Questions: • Why do we do this? • Why don’t we do this?

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