tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post2455947622653704362..comments2024-01-13T18:57:18.243-05:00Comments on Information Processing: Swoosh!Steve Hsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428333897272913660noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-5595311572255722032011-03-02T18:54:58.787-05:002011-03-02T18:54:58.787-05:00They have a sports science lab in Beaverton at Nik...They have a sports science lab in Beaverton at Nike headquarters. It's probably more engineering and human physiology than physics, but what they do looks like fun!steve hsuhttp://duende.uoregon.edu/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-53988599462278805142011-03-02T10:31:02.856-05:002011-03-02T10:31:02.856-05:00I suspect that way-back-when it was a bigger issue...I suspect that way-back-when it was a bigger issue. Rubberized tracks are soft and tacky [and were new at the time], so you want as much surface of your shoe hitting it so you don't slip. Running [cross-country] in the grass and leaves is a slicker proposition, so you want nubs sticking out to catch the ground. The waffle-racer style shoes struck a balance. Nubs small enough to be Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-84698667912820836732011-03-02T07:34:14.961-05:002011-03-02T07:34:14.961-05:00My degree in physics taught me how to back out fro...My degree in physics taught me how to back out from an automobile's stopping distance its maximum useful horsepower as a function of speed and its theoretical optimal 0-60 acceleration time. But this relies on the simple coefficient of friction model. I don't remember learning much that would help with tire or trainer design since the model I was taught says "it's all the same&LondonYoungnoreply@blogger.com