Asked by kjunior
Suppose you are playing ice hockey in the middle of a totally frictionless frozen pond. How can you move yourself to the edge of the pond? Explain what you would do and why it would work.
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Answered by
Damon
Throw your hockey gear forward and you will move back. Conservation of momentum says momentum of system remains zero.
So
equipment mass times its speed forward = your mass times your speed backward
So
equipment mass times its speed forward = your mass times your speed backward
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