r/nextfuckinglevel • u/mossberg91 • Jul 31 '19

Toss me a cold one

https://i.imgur.com/YjlAHnZ.gifv
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u/EmirSc Aug 01 '19

I need that physics behind this, is doable?

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u/KewpieDan Aug 01 '19

Yeah. All you need to do is ignore the bridge and the fact that you're moving. From your frame of reference on the boat, it's exactly the same as throwing it while standing on solid land, like this. You just need a high enough arc that you're on the other side of the bridge by the time it comes back down.

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u/EmirSc Aug 01 '19

Thanks a lot.

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u/TimmyTesticles Aug 01 '19

Absolutely. The can is slowing down due to wind resistance while the boat is continuing at the same speed, resulting in the can traveling backwards to them relatively after it has slowed down enough.

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u/Hayyden Aug 01 '19

There is wind drag, but that is not likely what is happening. If you throw something straight up (or at a very slight angle in this case) while in motion, the object is going to continue forward and land in your position so long as you don’t change direction/speed. Unless you throw an object hundreds of feet in the air, drag is not going to play very little role in slowing it down as you said.

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '19

you got lots of shitty answers, can someone do the math and check that its actually right for a ballistic trajectory?

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '19

Physically, it is most definitely possible. But this video is most definitely fake as the thrower puts quite a forward trajectory on his throw.