we only care about velocity relative to the shuttle.
foam and shuttle start with same velocity up. relative velocity of foam from shuttle is zero. so, the more the foam decelerates due to air, the _greater_ its velocity relative to the shuttle. ice decelerates less and thus has a lower relative velocity, even though it has a higher absolute velocity.
They already seem to have a hard time finding people willing to work for them.
Among my CS friends here at Stanford, microsoft jobs are very desirable. Why? Because they have a lot of money to fund whatever project you are working on, and the company is top-heavy enough that it is easy to move up through the ranks fairly quickly. =)
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we only care about velocity relative to the shuttle.
foam and shuttle start with same velocity up. relative velocity of foam from shuttle is zero. so, the more the foam decelerates due to air, the _greater_ its velocity relative to the shuttle. ice decelerates less and thus has a lower relative velocity, even though it has a higher absolute velocity.
"Slightly _more_ women than men die from cardiovascular disease each year"
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Yes. Damn Bill Gates for trying to destroy American CS.
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Yeah...what happened to that. chase