A Simple Experiment Proves π = 4

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Re: A Simple Experiment Proves π = 4

Unread post by 5boxen » Sun Oct 30, 2016 11:12 am

Melusine wrote: If you do this experiment, you will find that the path drawn by a wheel of the car is a circle with a circumference of 2πr with π = 3.14. No big surprise here.

However, if you were able to track a particular point on this wheel (the air valve or a chalk mark), you would find that for each full rotation of the wheel, the point follows a cycloid curve of length 8r. So the total distance covered by that point is 8r x the number of rotations of the wheel along the circular path.

You can find an animated illustration of this on the cycloid page at Wikipedia.

Edit... of course, to clarify, r in the first part is the radius of the circular path. r in the second part is the radius of the wheel.
I find this confusing. The cylcoid describes a point on a circle that is rolling. So there is both rotational and linear motion. It does not describe e.g. a car going around in a fixed circle on a fixed track.

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Re: A Simple Experiment Proves π = 4

Unread post by LongtimeAirman » Sun Oct 30, 2016 12:35 pm

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Cycloids are not clear examples of curved motion. Calculating their paths, however, do require two variables and time (total of 3 variables).
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A circle is more than a circle when it is being created by an object moving through space. Curved motion means that an object is subject to two orthogonal velocities*.

"Here is a video showing how the motions of the circle correspond with the motion on the two axes. Hosted on Vimeo, the link should take you there directly."

https://vimeo.com/189106809
CurvedMotion1.gif
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* Oops, no, not subject to orthogonal velocities, but subject to forces which result in orthogonal velocities.

I'm still learning too.
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Re: A Simple Experiment Proves π = 4

Unread post by Melusine » Sun Oct 30, 2016 3:23 pm

5boxen wrote:
Melusine wrote: If you do this experiment, you will find that the path drawn by a wheel of the car is a circle with a circumference of 2πr with π = 3.14. No big surprise here.

However, if you were able to track a particular point on this wheel (the air valve or a chalk mark), you would find that for each full rotation of the wheel, the point follows a cycloid curve of length 8r. So the total distance covered by that point is 8r x the number of rotations of the wheel along the circular path.

You can find an animated illustration of this on the cycloid page at Wikipedia.

Edit... of course, to clarify, r in the first part is the radius of the circular path. r in the second part is the radius of the wheel.
I find this confusing. The cylcoid describes a point on a circle that is rolling. So there is both rotational and linear motion. It does not describe e.g. a car going around in a fixed circle on a fixed track.
I agree it is confusing because then the mind is left to wonder at what point do we need to leave the 'regular' world where pi is 3.14 and enter the world of cycloid math where C = 8r.

I think the wheel of a car defining a circular path in a parking lot is akin to a pen drawing a circle on paper. Only the end result is taken into account. Factors such as the speed of the car and the diameter of the wheel are irrelevant.
However, when you consider a particular point on the wheel, the size of the wheel in relationship to the final circular path on the parking lot becomes important, so cycloid math is needed.
LongtimeAirman wrote:Here is a video showing how the motions of the circle correspond with the motion on the two axes. Hosted on Vimeo, the link should take you there directly.

https://vimeo.com/189106809
Thank you Airman. This is very helpful in better visualizing why the cycloid is the way it is.

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Re: A Simple Experiment Proves π = 4

Unread post by LongtimeAirman » Mon Oct 31, 2016 10:56 am

Steven Oostdijk's
A Simple Experiment Proves π = 4
http://milesmathis.com/pi7.pdf
MM wrote: It doesn't change the length, it changes the distance that has to be traveled.
jacmac. length no longer equals distance when length is put in a circle.
I am impressed with the wonders of mathematics

Airman. Yes it sounds contradictory; but length and distance aren’t really the same.

Length is a fixed quantity depending on one’s metric. Usually involving a change in X and Y. A geometric fact. I suppose pi=3.14 will always be the tool of artists and engineers in creating curves and surfaces. There’s no reason for that to change.

Distance refers to how far an object travels. velocity*time=distance. We are adding time and motion to the mix.

One might say distanceStraight still equals lengthStraight; I also have no problem with nails on chalkboard.

We’ve always assumed that pi=3.14 gave us all we needed to convert curves into distances; we were wrong. If you're going to equate length to distance in the curve, Steven’s experiment shows us that

distanceCircumference=lengthCircumference*(4/Pi)

Extraordinary Experiments (StevenO) wrote:
The ratio of circumference/diameter is 3.14 but the ratio of angular velocity/linear velocity is 4*diameter instead of PI*diameter
Being a runner, you may appreciate Miles’
MM wrote: NEW PAPER, added 9/10/16, More on the Running Track. http://milesmathis.com/track.pdf This is to clarify my recent addendum to my paper on pi=4. I show that both the distances and velocities are being miscalculated in the curves on normal running tracks.
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Re: A Simple Experiment Proves π = 4

Unread post by jacmac » Mon Oct 31, 2016 4:00 pm

The only increase that running the curve adds to the distance was not mentioned by Miles.
Running parallel to the lines on a straightaway is equal to the line distance and it is easy to stay in your lane.
Running outside your lane line on the curve is required. Stepping on the line is a disqualification. Some runners can stay closer to the line than others. Moving out from the curve line adds radius, thus adds circumference, thus increases distance. (wow, Look I just did MATH)

Been there done that.

Almost everything that Mr. Mathis said is absurd.

It is all semantic B.S.

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Re: A Simple Experiment Proves π = 4

Unread post by LongtimeAirman » Mon Oct 31, 2016 4:50 pm

jacmac wrote. The only increase that running the curve adds to the distance was not mentioned by Miles.
Running parallel to the lines on a straightaway is equal to the line distance and it is easy to stay in your lane.
Running outside your lane line on the curve is required. Stepping on the line is a disqualification. Some runners can stay closer to the line than others. Moving out from the curve line adds radius, thus adds circumference, thus increases distance. (wow, Look I just did MATH)
Been there done that.

Almost everything that Mr. Mathis said is absurd.
Airman. Ok.

Discussion seems one-way at times.

Here are my calculations for actual distances for a 200M track along lane center-lines based on the new motion metric.
TrackCalcs.gif
It's surprising. The curved distance doesn’t count on the radius. It does take some getting used to.
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Re: A Simple Experiment Proves π = 4

Unread post by LongtimeAirman » Tue Nov 01, 2016 12:57 pm

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The vimeo link showing Curved Motion above isn’t working.

Use https://vimeo.com/189647953 instead
CurvedMotion2Image.gif
Pi_Cartesian_Cycle
by Dragon Face
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Re: A Simple Experiment Proves π = 4

Unread post by oz93666 » Mon May 22, 2017 6:19 pm

Pheeeew ... 6 pages of theory and talk ... physics is about experiment ...

I suggest one simple experiment which will resolve this whole issue ....

Repeat the original experiment but using glass tubing ... second best would be metal ... or even acrylic ..

Due to the softness of the original tubing the added centrifugal force pushes the ball deeper in , resulting in slowing the ball more , it's like riding a bicycle on sand , it's hard work because the surface gives .

Also if the circular tube is not very securely fixed , the passage of the ball will impart a slight movement of the tube , this will slow the ball too.

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Re: A Simple Experiment Proves π = 4

Unread post by D_Archer » Tue May 23, 2017 1:13 am

oz93666 wrote:Pheeeew ... 6 pages of theory and talk ... physics is about experiment ...

I suggest one simple experiment which will resolve this whole issue ....

Repeat the original experiment but using glass tubing ... second best would be metal ... or even acrylic ..

Due to the softness of the original tubing the added centrifugal force pushes the ball deeper in , resulting in slowing the ball more , it's like riding a bicycle on sand , it's hard work because the surface gives .

Also if the circular tube is not very securely fixed , the passage of the ball will impart a slight movement of the tube , this will slow the ball too.
This was already replied to by Steven on his Youtube channel, there is no appreciable friction in this kind of tubing.

The point is that a ball going straight has 1 motion forward, 1 spin.

A ball through a circle has 2 motions forward, a curve is a summation of 2 motions (or better said , 2 directions) a ball going straight only has 1 direction. This difference causes the effect demonstrated by this experiment.

The ball through the circle goes > and ^ , the ball straight only >

This why the kinematic ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter is 4.

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Re: A Simple Experiment Proves π = 4

Unread post by oz93666 » Tue May 23, 2017 2:31 am

D_Archer wrote:
This was already replied to by Steven on his Youtube channel, there is no appreciable friction in this kind of tubing.
how did he reply? how does he know there's no appreciable friction ?
D_Archer wrote:The point is that a ball going straight has 1 motion forward, 1 spin.

A ball through a circle has 2 motions forward, a curve is a summation of 2 motions (or better said , 2 directions) a ball going straight only has 1 direction. This difference causes the effect demonstrated by this experiment.
The ball through the circle goes > and ^ , the ball straight only >
This why the kinematic ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter is 4.
Are you saying the ball exits the curved path with roughly the same velocity , and that the path it travelled is effectively longer ... when we can clearly see the path it travels in the video , a circle.

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Re: A Simple Experiment Proves π = 4

Unread post by oz93666 » Tue May 23, 2017 2:46 am

Consider the rolling ball in the tube , it's axis of spin is parallel to the table and at right angles to the direction of movement .
As the it enters the curved section of the tube (tube in the plane of the table ) , it's axis of spin will now change and no longer be parallel to the table , what effect will this have ? a force is required to do this .As it moves around the curve the orientation of the axis of spin is constantly changing , to do this requires a force , will this slow the ball?
When it exits the curve , (if the tube were to continue) the spin axis would revert back to parallel to the table.

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Re: A Simple Experiment Proves π = 4

Unread post by D_Archer » Tue May 23, 2017 3:39 am

oz93666 wrote:
D_Archer wrote:
This was already replied to by Steven on his Youtube channel, there is no appreciable friction in this kind of tubing.
how did he reply? how does he know there's no appreciable friction ?
Because he specifically bought this type of tubing to make sure friction is not an issue.
D_Archer wrote:The point is that a ball going straight has 1 motion forward, 1 spin.
A ball through a circle has 2 motions forward, a curve is a summation of 2 motions (or better said , 2 directions) a ball going straight only has 1 direction. This difference causes the effect demonstrated by this experiment.
The ball through the circle goes > and ^ , the ball straight only >
This why the kinematic ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter is 4.
Are you saying the ball exits the curved path with roughly the same velocity , and that the path it travelled is effectively longer ... when we can clearly see the path it travels in the video , a circle.
Steven measured frame by frame and indeed there was no slowdown (same velocity), and thus yes because of the extra direction the path is effectively longer.
oz93666 wrote:Consider the rolling ball in the tube , it's axis of spin is parallel to the table and at right angles to the direction of movement .
As the it enters the curved section of the tube (tube in the plane of the table ) , it's axis of spin will now change and no longer be parallel to the table , what effect will this have ? a force is required to do this .As it moves around the curve the orientation of the axis of spin is constantly changing , to do this requires a force , will this slow the ball?
When it exits the curve , (if the tube were to continue) the spin axis would revert back to parallel to the table.
The only force provided is the starting force from falling down (ie gravity).

I would think the spin axis being parallel to the table or not has no appreciable effect on the travelling sphere, this would be a gravity issue, but being flat and on such a small scale and time, gravity can be neglected, but yes this maybe could be written out further (mathematically) or tested in some way, with heavier balls...(but that would increase friction)

The spin is not constantly changing, the ball spins one way only, you may have point that after falling down at the start of the curve the ball has to change orientation and cling to the side of the tube, but that is 1 moment and as measured that 1 moment did not slow down the ball, it is continues motion.
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Can you see or do you agree that to make a curve any object has to make 2 directions? This is the simplest explanation of the difference. (to my simple mind).

Below Miles about this experiment.

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ps. http://milesmathis.com/pi7.pdf
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Re: A Simple Experiment Proves π = 4

Unread post by jacmac » Tue May 23, 2017 6:49 am

D_Archer:
you may have point that after falling down at the start of the curve the ball has to change orientation and cling to the side of the tube,
Yes, when the ball is in the curve the track or path of contact is up on the side of the tube.
Imagine a Luge sled going through a fast curve, and the sled is up on the side of the chute.
To the person in the sled (just like the ball) the sensation will be of going in a straight line forward, BUT UPHILL.
That is why it takes longer than a straight downhill run.

This is all FUN TRICKS WITH MATH IMO.

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Re: A Simple Experiment Proves π = 4

Unread post by Zyxzevn » Tue May 23, 2017 6:51 am

oz93666 wrote:As it moves around the curve the orientation of the axis of spin is constantly changing , to do this requires a force , will this slow the ball?
If you measure the speed, the ball has indeed slowed down, which proves that the
whole idea of "longer path" is wrong. If the path was longer, it would not slow down.

It slows down in the same way as skiers slow down when they make curves on the snow.
Actually it is the best way to reduce speed for skiers.

The idea that PI can be 4 is wrong too, which is proven beyond doubt too.
Because it is a mathematical constant.
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Without knowing it, Mathis has been "trolling" many people with his
bad understanding of maths, logic and basic physics.
And anything that he claims should be taken with a grain of salt.
It is a path that only leads to confusion and disappointment :cry:
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Re: A Simple Experiment Proves π = 4

Unread post by D_Archer » Tue May 23, 2017 7:26 am

Zyxzevn wrote:
oz93666 wrote:As it moves around the curve the orientation of the axis of spin is constantly changing , to do this requires a force , will this slow the ball?
If you measure the speed, the ball has indeed slowed down, which proves that the
whole idea of "longer path" is wrong. If the path was longer, it would not slow down.

It slows down in the same way as skiers slow down when they make curves on the snow.
Actually it is the best way to reduce speed for skiers.

The idea that PI can be 4 is wrong too, which is proven beyond doubt too.
Because it is a mathematical constant.
:roll:

Without knowing it, Mathis has been "trolling" many people with his
bad understanding of maths, logic and basic physics.
And anything that he claims should be taken with a grain of salt.
It is a path that only leads to confusion and disappointment :cry:
But there is no appreciable slowing down measured...

Same question for you as oz >
Can you see or do you agree that to make a curve any object has to make 2 directions? This is the simplest explanation of the difference. (to my simple mind).

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