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So this is the first journal I am doing of the semester and I could not find any good pictures on the stuffs we are learning now. Because I also do not own a camera, I had to look through some old pictures in my computer and I found this picture. Because I learned that physics is everywhere I knew I could find some way of finding physics in this picture. 

WOW!!! I'm really full right now. After three dinners last night, St. Louis Drive Inn, Rainbows, and Taco Bell, while watching the fight, and an extended 6 hour lunch of fried foods and sweet desserts, where I was eating constantly, during the Superbowl, I feel as if I am going to pop. Funny thing is, at the wrestling tournament, I weighed in at 124.4 pounds and as of about half an hour ago, I weigh 136 pounds. Thats a lot in 24 hours!!! I hope I can make weight on saturday. 

So on to the picture. This was taken last year when me and some of my friends went to alan davis and one of my friends brought a scooter along. My goal was to ride and jump off the pole, but many factors prevented me from jumping. At this point in time, I am falling at 9.8 m/s^2. That is gravity. To end up farther out, I would need to start off with a larger velocity, but the pole was very slippery, due to the water on it. This made it so there was very little friction between the pole and the wheels, so I almost fell off. I was able to create a small velocity but it was so slippery that I could not manage to jump, so I kind of just fell off. Because of such a small velocity, I landed very close to the pole and did not get much distance out. The potential energy that I started off with at the top of the pole also equals the kinetic energy right before I smashed into the water. Using more physics knowledge I now know why it was so hard to ride. My mass, plus the scooter is only being supported by two very skinny wheels. So the center of mass is not over the wheels, then I will tip towards one side. Also it is easier to balance the faster the scooter is moving. Anyways this was my best attempt, all the other times I could not even keep my feet on the scooter. 

Im real bummed that I could not get a picture of charges, like what we are learning in class. I think what would help is if I owned a camera. Oh well. I guess I will be grumpy at the end of the week, because I will be so hungry. Making weight is going to be a pain in the behind :(