"If you hung a tire swing from a redwood, how far out could you swing? How high?" "No, I cannot authorize 250 feet of rope and a field trip to Eureka." "I'll provide the tire!"
The tallest redwood is apparently about 380 ft high https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperion_(tree)Assuming the swing isn’t attached right at the top but is on a 360 ft long rope, clears the ground in the middle by 2 ft, starts from 6 ft high, and we neglect friction, the total horizontal path should be about 107 ft, but the final height would of course only be 6 ft, and most of the trip would be pretty slow. 250 ft of rope would give one a “mere” 89 ft horizontal path.
When I was very young, my dad built a swing using two phone poles. We couldn’t get the swing to work! Trajectory was too flat or something. We finally put one end of a ladder on the seat and made it go sideways.
KZ71 over 10 years ago
Great try, Frazz.
aardvark86au about 8 years ago
The tallest redwood is apparently about 380 ft high https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperion_(tree)Assuming the swing isn’t attached right at the top but is on a 360 ft long rope, clears the ground in the middle by 2 ft, starts from 6 ft high, and we neglect friction, the total horizontal path should be about 107 ft, but the final height would of course only be 6 ft, and most of the trip would be pretty slow. 250 ft of rope would give one a “mere” 89 ft horizontal path.
starclaw almost 7 years ago
You need a parachute!
Rogers George Premium Member over 3 years ago
When I was very young, my dad built a swing using two phone poles. We couldn’t get the swing to work! Trajectory was too flat or something. We finally put one end of a ladder on the seat and made it go sideways.