Wherein my media geekitude comes in helpful professionally

[dvandom]

In the recent issue of The Physics Teacher there's some photographs (subscription required) that puzzled the person who sent them in, a set of wavy skidmarks on a back road. Neatly sinusoidal, ending in a donut.

Naturally, I recognized it as the result of someone practicing their drifting, and have let both the submitter and the journal editors know. :)




If you happen to know the mechanics of drifting, and think you could explain them in detail to an interested physicist, use the email in the image and tell them I sent you. :)

Comments

[foomf.livejournal.com]

Physics Teacher Online is a subscription only magazine. They appear to charge for it.

[dvandom.livejournal.com]

Oops, hard for me to tell what is and isn't behind the subscription wall, since my department has a site subscription and I don't even need to log in when viewing it from work. I'll scan or just re-host the pics when I get home.