Use that Gravity, Baby
Rotate This
Fish = a?
Feel the Centripetal Motion
Gamer's Delight
100

This is the equation to find the force of gravity between two objects. 

What is (M1 M2 G) / R2 ?

100

This is the bug traveling the fastest in this scenario. 

What is the green bug?

100

This is a in rotation.

What is α?

100

This is the equation to solve for centripetal acceleration. 

What is ac = v2/r ?

100

Toru Iwatani wanted to make a game about eating and after seeing a pizza with a slice missing, he created this 1980 classic filled with fruit and ghosts.

What is Pac-Man?

200

This is the gravitational force between two 1 kg objects that are .01 m apart. 

What is 6.67x10^-7 N? 

200

This is the period (time, T) of rotation if an object makes it around the circle 12 times in 4.2 seconds. 

What is .35 seconds? 

200

This is v in rotation. 

What is ω?

200

This is the centripetal acceleration on the tires of a car as it drives around a curve with a radius of 12 m at a speed of 8 m/s.  

What is 32 m/s/s?

200

New PS5 owners get introduced to console components via a platform game starring this robot with the same name as "The Jetsons" dog.

What is Astro?

300

This is the equation for the acceleration felt by an object due to another object's gravity. 

What is a = M*G / (r)^2?

300

This is the tangential velocity of an object which travels around a 1.1 m radius circle in 1.4 seconds. 

What is 5 m/s?

300

This is x in rotation. 

What is Ө?

300

This is the centripetal acceleration on a person in the Gravitron ride which travels with an average rotational speed of 24 revolutions per minute and a radius of around 5 m. 

What is 31 m/s2?

300

Now entering the arena is Twinkle Riot, a hard hitting star in Destruction All-Stars, a type of this alliterative competition in which vehicles are supposed to get smashed to pieces.

What is a demolition derby?

400

The sun actually wobbles slightly due to the force from Jupiter. This is the acceleration that results from that interaction if Jupiter has a mass of 1.9 × 1027 kg and an orbit of 7.8 x 1011 m. 

What is 2.1 x 10-7 m/s2?

400

This is the rotational velocity of a 64 tooth gear which rotates 12 teeth (or notches) in 3 seconds. 

What is 16 rotations/second (Hz) or 100 rad/s?

400

This is the units used for distance in rotation. 

What is radians?

400

This is the MINIMUM velocity for the object to rotate without falling. 

What is 2.21 m/s?

400

The PlayStation 5 is kitted with an ultra high speed SSD. This kind of hyphenated drive that makes iconic characters like Sackboy really move.

What is a solid state drive?

500

This must be the orbital radius of a safelight if it travels at 1100 m/s due to the gravitational pull from the 5.97x10²⁴ kg earth. 

What is 3.3x108 m?

500

This is the difference in tangential speed between your head and your feet if you are 1.5 m tall and spinning on a merry go round at 1.7 rev/second. 

What is 16 m/s?

500

This is the unit used for velocity in rotation. 

What is a Hz or a 1/s OR radians/s?

500

This is an equation for the velocity of a car on a banked track so that it requires no friction using just θ, Rtrack, and known constants like gravity.

What is √(tanθ * g * Rtrack )?

500

 Uh oh, friends. It looks like Dr. Nefarious is back to his evil ways forcing Ratchet to once again strap this little robot buddy on his back and fight the good fight


Who is Clank?