So this will be a lame blog this time. Sorry guys. Saturday's been real busy and Sunday doesn't seem to have any prospect. So when I came home on Friday evening, a truck rolled up to my house. Apparently, instead of picking me up at school, my parents decided to go to town, buy a truck, and come back, making me waste over an hour on the bus when I could be at home sleeping or doing homework. There's tons of physics aspects in the truck, and cars in general.
The cab has a higher potential energy than the cars my parents have owned before it. This is due to its height off the ground. My father likes trucks because the higher perspective allows him to feel more comfortable at being aware of his surroundings. When the truck goes in reverse, the super awesome feature of the truck is the rear view CAMERA. That way, my father doesn't have to provide a force directed radially inward on his neck to see the back as much, and it'll help to see any potential dangers lurking low behind the truck. The tailgate has two steel cables to attach it to the trunk of the truck, each with equal tensions to hold the tailgate when it is at its released position. And most of all, it provides a radially inward force to keep me orbiting around it, pulling me towards it, and ultimately causing me to give into the "gravity" and drive it.
Of course, I just have my permit, and I haven't taken drivers Ed. And the last time I drove was in a totally different car during the SUMMER. I can't afford to scratch the truck's pretty exterior just yet. Wait 'til the insurance kicks in. But I seriously want to drive it!!! I think I inherited my father's love for V6 gas guzzlers (among other things), and I enjoy that trait :D. Oh and my brother's home from Chicago. I may post a blog about THAT Physics nerd next time.
Yay for a sibling that can actually help me with homework! YAY FOR SHINY TRUCKS!!!
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