Posted on 5/15/2008 8:16:29 PMA single failure, independent of its magnitude, rarely results in catastrophe. System collapse is generally the result of the coupling of failure, and a cascadingseries of failures that are its result.
To some extent even the introduction of a system's resonance frequency is the result of this. The energy inputs are coupled and made independent of time which causes systemic collapse.
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CommentsPosted on 5/2/2008 1:07:42 AMIf we are to assume the rolling resistance as well as intertial effects due to component rotation to be negligible, then the rate at which the velocity of the car declines when on a level surface is a function of the drag of the car body. As a result, we may calculate an estimate of drag as well as a constant coefficient of drag if we know the vertical plane projected area of the car and its mass.
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CommentsPosted on 4/27/2008 11:51:26 PMIt is a characteristic trait, perhaps unique to democratic societies, that each person believes
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