No, you’re flat out wrong, the bat is moving in a rotational motion and increasing in speed as it rotates because the wielder won’t be putting any stopping force until they are past the point they intend to strike. This rotational motion, where the farthest point from the fulcrum (shoulder) has the most force. Meaning if you are in range, the farther out you are, the harder you get hit. You must be able to get out of range in order for backing away to be effective, otherwise you get hit harder.
You’re only correct if it’s thrown, and if you’re this close, it won’t make a difference.
Think about it as just a really long pole on a rotating shaft. The further you are away from the center of rotation the faster the pole is moving at that point. That’s why really long swords are more powerful (though harder to wield) than shorter ones, even if they’re the same mass. If you get hit by the tip of the sword it transfers a lot more energy than near the hilt.
Another way to think about it is it hurts a lot more to get hit by the fist when someone punches than if you get really close and are only hit by their shoulder.
In the one picture we have of the officer before contact is made, you’re saying they’re punching with the baton when it’s above their shoulder and to the side.
By all means do try your “elementary physics” in real life, I beg you. Film it too if possible.
Not american btw, nor easily offended if that was the point.
That isn’t how attacking with batons work. They come from the side because it’s rotational, not linear. If they’re stabbing at you, sure. But they aren’t.
I’m routinely surprised by just how confidentiality wrong a lot of Lemmy users are about pretty basic things. Like at least on reddit, those people would get corrected and buried in most sane boards at least, but here there seems to be an abundance of those who just want to be incorrect about dumb shit
Wow, so many fancy words… how about angular momentum?
And including the length of the baton and the radius of the trajectory?
Is the impact stronger if hit near the base of the baton or its extremity?
Please, get someone to hit you with one under these scenarios, you know, for science.
So if an object in motion with the force of 1 newton hits an object at rest that’s 1 newton of force applied, yes?
Now if the object instead hits an object also in motion with 0.5 newton, will the first object hit it with 1 or 0.5 newton?
I asked for the experiment or the name of the physical principle. edit: because he specifically said they teach this in elementary school… I didn’t just pull that out of a hat… also they don’t teach impulse-momentum theory in elementary school…
I’m not just asking questions I’m trying to show your claim to be false by insisting you explain yourself fully. Now that you’ve explained yourself I can explain how you’re wrong which I couldn’t do when you were arguing by insult and implication.
Your claim is dependent on a linear force application when in fact the picture makes it clear the relevant force is rotational. Higher forces occur at the tip of a swinging bat.
No. It isn’t obvious to me. In fact, I can see how at a particular sweetspot of moving away from the striking baton could concentrate the force in a smaller area leading to a “harder” blow. Perhaps you could explain it to me since I apparently was sick that day in elementary school.
edit: strikethrough. when I wrote this I thought the confusion was the common elementary school misunderstanding of the difference between the “force” and “hardness” of a blow, which did not turn out to be the case and this was just a non-sequitur.
If a bat is coming towards you, ducking might not be the best approach…
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No. Moving away is only ok if you really put some distance between the two, otherwise you’re still within reach – it’s a baton, not a fist or knife.
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No, you’re flat out wrong, the bat is moving in a rotational motion and increasing in speed as it rotates because the wielder won’t be putting any stopping force until they are past the point they intend to strike. This rotational motion, where the farthest point from the fulcrum (shoulder) has the most force. Meaning if you are in range, the farther out you are, the harder you get hit. You must be able to get out of range in order for backing away to be effective, otherwise you get hit harder.
You’re only correct if it’s thrown, and if you’re this close, it won’t make a difference.
I love the word fulcrum. I dont know what it means but it’s beautiful :3
It’s the bit in the center that holds up the teeter totter. The axis of rotation in a lever.
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Think about it as just a really long pole on a rotating shaft. The further you are away from the center of rotation the faster the pole is moving at that point. That’s why really long swords are more powerful (though harder to wield) than shorter ones, even if they’re the same mass. If you get hit by the tip of the sword it transfers a lot more energy than near the hilt.
Another way to think about it is it hurts a lot more to get hit by the fist when someone punches than if you get really close and are only hit by their shoulder.
No, try reading the other 90% of my comment.
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In the one picture we have of the officer before contact is made, you’re saying they’re punching with the baton when it’s above their shoulder and to the side.
They’re saying the hit is coming from the side. I’m not an expert, can’t zpeak to the truth of it, but you’re being obtuse.
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So you dont run away from the source you run away from the hit, which us sideways in a circle?
In this specific case it’s better to move in. Even better if the fist ends past your back.
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By all means do try your “elementary physics” in real life, I beg you. Film it too if possible.
Not american btw, nor easily offended if that was the point.
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That isn’t how attacking with batons work. They come from the side because it’s rotational, not linear. If they’re stabbing at you, sure. But they aren’t.
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How the fuck do you think a baton is supposed to be used?
Call.
show me the elementary school science experiment that demonstrates whatever unspecified physical principle you pointedly didn’t refer to
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I’m routinely surprised by just how confidentiality wrong a lot of Lemmy users are about pretty basic things. Like at least on reddit, those people would get corrected and buried in most sane boards at least, but here there seems to be an abundance of those who just want to be incorrect about dumb shit
shh it’s a secret, he said confidently.
A Phone autoincorrect is different from a fundamental misunderstanding of how things work.
Wow, so many fancy words… how about angular momentum?
And including the length of the baton and the radius of the trajectory?
Is the impact stronger if hit near the base of the baton or its extremity?
Please, get someone to hit you with one under these scenarios, you know, for science.
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So if an object in motion with the force of 1 newton hits an object at rest that’s 1 newton of force applied, yes? Now if the object instead hits an object also in motion with 0.5 newton, will the first object hit it with 1 or 0.5 newton?
I asked for the experiment or the name of the physical principle. edit: because he specifically said they teach this in elementary school… I didn’t just pull that out of a hat… also they don’t teach impulse-momentum theory in elementary school…
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I’m not just asking questions I’m trying to show your claim to be false by insisting you explain yourself fully. Now that you’ve explained yourself I can explain how you’re wrong which I couldn’t do when you were arguing by insult and implication.
Your claim is dependent on a linear force application when in fact the picture makes it clear the relevant force is rotational. Higher forces occur at the tip of a swinging bat.
Yeah and that was not the answer you got but an example. Do you follow why the baton would not hit as hard if you moved away? 😄
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No. It isn’t obvious to me.
In fact, I can see how at a particular sweetspot of moving away from the striking baton could concentrate the force in a smaller area leading to a “harder” blow.Perhaps you could explain it to me since I apparently was sick that day in elementary school.edit: strikethrough. when I wrote this I thought the confusion was the common elementary school misunderstanding of the difference between the “force” and “hardness” of a blow, which did not turn out to be the case and this was just a non-sequitur.
Impulse.