"Each pod is capable of holding 25 people at maximum safe capacity. Assuming each person can reasonably be 100kg, that means the safe load placed on any one pod is 2500kg.
The pods themselves weigh 10,000kg. The radius of the London eye is 67.5m.
Since at the bottom apex of the rotation the total force from centrifugal/centripetal force is equivalent to weight, a centrifugal force equal to 2500x9.81=24,525N is the maximum safe level.
F=MV2/R
V=sqrt(FR/M)
V=sqrt(24525x67.5/10,000)
V=12.9m/s
The pods could travel at approximately 28mph, or complete one rotation every 33 seconds, before the forces on the pods exceed safe levels. Theoretical maximum levels would be higher, but without stress testing the material cannot be precisely calculated."
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Ivan 11 month s ago
#16 its going to depend a lot on the weight of your car but 86 MPH is not nearly fast enough to maintain momentum to make that big a loop. Not even close
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Nanny 11 month s ago
#21 The Home Alone house is in Winnetka, IL, a Chicago suburb.
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Almina 11 month s ago
#2 Or, Yggdrasil was real
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Pam 11 month s ago
Wow, that's so many washing machines!
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Molly 11 month s ago
#30 except she's leaning towards the counter, not flush. stupid redditors
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Leonidas 11 month s ago
#3 ingredients both come from plants, I'll the the aspirin one choice...
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Virdie 11 month s ago
#11 I did the math on what they would cost from my local store, and left is $15ish and the right is closer to $83. Thin slices of salmon aren't cheap at $23 lb, and blueberries are $8 for the smallest clamshell, and don't get me started on the price of a soft white cheese starting at $34 lb.
#20 Legibly. Or it would be completely black.
#20 Legibly. Or it would be completely black.
#20 Legibly. Or it would be completely black.