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The Phone Book Myth Revisited and a Question. Jorge Ballester Emporia State University. YouTube Videos. Discovery Mythbusters -The Phone Book Myth Mythbusters -Phone Book Friction Video Conclusion : The phone books can be ripped apart but cannot be slid apart. Post-it ® Note Analog.
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The Phone Book Myth Revisited and a Question Jorge Ballester Emporia State University
YouTube Videos • Discovery Mythbusters-The Phone Book Myth • Mythbusters-Phone Book Friction • Video Conclusion: The phone books can be ripped apart but cannot be slid apart.
Post-it® Note Analog Improved design by Travis Finney
Field Testing Model: Charlie Mahoney
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a=page thickness Npages on each side
mth page Pm+1 fm+1 m fm Tm Pm
Assume uniform tension • F=applied force)
Good • Reasonable physical basis • Relatively simple formula • Prediction of critical number of pages
Bad • Uniform tension assumption • Testing all parameters is elusive.
Ugly • Interleaving the pages is inherently imprecise.
Questions: • Why do we do this? • Why don’t we do this?