Upwind/Downwind Not Equal?
#27
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What is the difference between overall speed and average speed?
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Speed is the absolute value or magnitude of velocity. It is a scalar quantity.
"The average speed of an object in an interval of time is the distance traveled by the object divided by the duration of the interval."
Speed is never negative, it's always >=0, it doesn't cancel out. Velocity can do that though...
Average speed and average velocity
"The average speed of an object in an interval of time is the distance traveled by the object divided by the duration of the interval."
Speed is never negative, it's always >=0, it doesn't cancel out. Velocity can do that though...
Average speed and average velocity
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From: Middle of da Mitten
Bikes: Trek 7500, RANS V-Rex, Optima Baron, Velokraft NoCom, M-5 Carbon Highracer, Catrike Speed
I just know that headwinds make me look good. My lowracer has very little frontal area, so while a headwind will slow me down, it slows everyone else down even more. OK, tailwinds make me look good, too; at least until the point where I'm running out of gears. Same reason: aero drag doesn't start until I'm going faster than the wind (true for everyone,) and even then my smaller frontal area means less resistance and more speed above that point.





