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11 years ago
have a physics project to do and it involves taking something that has to do with physics out of a movie. theres a scene in a movie where the bus goes over a ramp crossing a small gap and landing on the other side. i know projectile motion is involved. are there any others? thanks Slight Smile
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11 years ago
gravity, as well as every other law of physics that normally apply to an object, even when it is motionless.
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11 years ago
You're thinking of the movie "Speed"?

Yes, it's projectile motion.  Simple ballistics.

Actually, it's a little more complicated.  As soon as the bus's front wheels leave the ramp, gravity will start pulling the front end down, creating a rotational motion of the bus.

Mythbusters did a nice re-creation of this Hollywood trick.  (It wouldn't have worked in real life.)
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