Height of a Zero Gravity Parabolic flight
Ashlee Francom
Math 1010
12/2/2014
Height of a Zero Parabolic Flight Reflection
This project changed my mind about math a little bit and sparked my curiosity. I decided to look up one of these “zero gravity rides” and found this:
ZERO-G EXPERIENCE®
$4,950 + 5% tax: Weightless flight to include 15 parabolic maneuvers creating 20-30 seconds of weightlessness each. Includes ZERO-G merchandise, pre and post flight catering, professional photos of ZERO-G Experience®, video of weightless experience and certificate of weightless completion.
Wow! To me $5000 seems like a lot of money to spend on seven minutes of weightlessness, but it would probably be pretty cool. I love roller coasters and it sounds like this would be like an extreme roller coaster. Maybe someday it will be a bit cheaper then I’d totally try it.
So back to math, I’m glad that math can help us do cool things like these flights and It’s nice to see math working towards something other than just my anxiety.
Math 1010
12/2/2014
Height of a Zero Parabolic Flight Reflection
This project changed my mind about math a little bit and sparked my curiosity. I decided to look up one of these “zero gravity rides” and found this:
ZERO-G EXPERIENCE®
$4,950 + 5% tax: Weightless flight to include 15 parabolic maneuvers creating 20-30 seconds of weightlessness each. Includes ZERO-G merchandise, pre and post flight catering, professional photos of ZERO-G Experience®, video of weightless experience and certificate of weightless completion.
Wow! To me $5000 seems like a lot of money to spend on seven minutes of weightlessness, but it would probably be pretty cool. I love roller coasters and it sounds like this would be like an extreme roller coaster. Maybe someday it will be a bit cheaper then I’d totally try it.
So back to math, I’m glad that math can help us do cool things like these flights and It’s nice to see math working towards something other than just my anxiety.