Monday, October 20, 2008

Into the Unkown

Like Joseph Kittinger, jumper for Project Excelsior, I am ready to jump into the unknown after what I have seen thus far of physics. After all, we won’t ever know the unknown until we go and see for ourselves right? Joseph Kittinger did not know what it was like to jump from over 70,000 feet above Earth, but that did not stop him from doing it, then doing it 2 more times until he reached 100,000+ feet. I feel that the groundwork has been established well for me this first quarter and hope that future concepts will become easier to learn as the year progresses. I really hope I don’t reach some sort of terminal velocity for my learning! I will strive to give it my all in physics throughout the entire year. I was lost throughout the year in chemistry. I got off to a weak start in chemistry and did not try hard enough to completely comprehend concepts, which I am sure is the reason why chemistry became progressively harder for me. I don't want to have a repeat of this this year. Although my experiences in chemistry were . . . not ideal, I am not letting that stop me from having fun in physics, and seeing and more importantly understanding all the physics I encounter in my everyday life is basically awesome. You really have to get yourself pumped for doing something like jumping from 20 miles above the Earth, and I am certainly pumped for the rest of physics!

Here’s a video with clips from the Project Excelsior jumps. The view from 20 miles up is amazing.

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