
We were using our knowledge of physics to calculate the approximate distance that the potato should have gone. With the ridiculous amount of wind resistance that we encountered, our results actually came out about right. The velocity of the potato was approximately 35 m/s (meters per second) and it ended up going 320 feet out. According to the math, the exact distance the potato should have gone would be 410 feet (or 125 meters) if shot at exactly a 45 degree angle (which we measured out ...
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