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Old 11-30-2008, 07:36 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by Iroczlover View Post
The whole sci fair project is "How to tell the rate of speed with skid marks."
Is that all? You'd need to know a few other things, like the weight of the car in question and the coefficient of friction between the tires and the road. If you have that info, it's quite simple, all you'll need is a good force-vector diagram, some math, and you can figure it out pretty easily. It's just basic physics.

EDIT: Actually, it might be a tad more complicated since you're trying to find velocity...hmm...
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