Hey smart mathy types...

[fuzzybutchkins]

Lets say a person is swinging an axe to bust up some roots. the axe head is 12 lbs, the handle is 3 feet long, the person is 5'10'' and lets say average strength. the roots are, obviously, in the ground.

Can we come up with a broad ballpark figure at how hard the ground is getting hit, somehow, with your mathemagic?

Comments

[anonymous]

how hard is the person swinging?

12 lbs would be a ridiculous weight for an axe.. even the BIG rock breaking sledges are only 8-10 lbs.

But, ballpark.. MUCKING HARD. :)

uh

[ootwoods]

Dat vas me. :)

Re: uh

[fuzzybutchkins]

silly boy.

based on my experience using axes, the axe head would travel in an approximately 90 degree arc from 9 feet up in approximately 1 second.

Re: uh

[dclarion]

I was guessing 12 lbs., based on how it felt in my hand. You might well be closer, though, with 8-10.

As far as how hard I was swinging, once I got my rhythm going, each swing felt like a line drive; probably 120° in 0.5 to 0.75 seconds. Oh, and let's not forget the sharp exhale on each swing.

It was almost like playing baseball, just turned sideways.

:o)