Can you give examples of dyne?

Subject: Can you give examples of dyne?

Date: Thu Feb 20 15:00:21 2003
Posted by Sam
Grade level: 4-6 School: Thorner School
City: Bakersfield State/Province: CA Country: USA
Area of science: Physics
ID: 1045771221.Ph

Message:


The surface tension of water is 72 dynes.  I would like to compare that to an 
everyday example.  It takes XX dynes to push a 20 pound rock and it takes XX 
dynes to push a 100 pound rock or it takes XX dynes to pluck the srtings on a 
guitar.

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