Speed Bump by Dave Coverly for June 16, 2022

I have heard that outfielders just run until the apparent path of the ball is straight at them. No math at all.

Just because the dog has it memorized doesn’t mean he understands it.

Ha, ha, ha. People are so dumb they keep throwing their stuff away.

baloney! that dog is figuring his treat rate…….

This is a rarity: the equations shown actually make sense in this context. Usually cartoonists just write nonsense — Bill Amend being a notable exception, because he has a bachelor’s degree in physics. My guess is that the dog’s thought bubble was sampled from some textbook; if not, I’m even more impressed.

Unfortunately, the equations shown are really more appropriate for a nonrotating ball, not a Frisbee; they include drag, but not lift. They would not even do a good job predicting the path of a curve ball. Even so, the equations lack simple solutions and have to be estimated numerically, which is why there is a reference to Excel and Euler’s Method at the bottom.

The human brain solves differential equations in real time. We are pretty good analog computers.

Watson, the computer that beat the Jeopardy champs, weighed in at about a half ton and used close to a kilowatt of power.

Our brains weigh about 4 pounds (2% of body weight) and use 12.5 watts of power (20% – 25% of the total energy of the body). 12.5 watts is about half as bright as the bulb in the back of the refrigerator.

What we lack in mass and power, we make up for in efficiency.

Don’t toss it towards the poison oak, that’s where he draws the line.

Human brain is not more efficient than other mammals’ brains.https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/human-brain-is-not-more-efficient-than-other-mammals-brains

Well it ain’t rocket surgery.

Humans are the silly ones. Can’t decide if they wish to throw away the frisbee/ball/stick or if they want it back!

What would a dog think of a boomerang?

Should be a cat

only dumb animals are humans