But if you launch a stream of water out of a slanted tube or sleeve, even if you know nothing about paraboles, you can observe that the curve it follows in the air is symmetrical.
That’s a very good point. Particluarly since most of the experiments were done by males. Come on guys, you’ve been aiming with full stream based visual feedback for years. It doesn’t look anything like that!
My understanding is that in Aristotle’s thinking, there’s no reason to think a stream of fluid should move in the same way as an arrow that has left the string. They’re made of different elements, for one thing.
That’s a very good point. Particluarly since most of the experiments were done by males. Come on guys, you’ve been aiming with full stream based visual feedback for years. It doesn’t look anything like that!
My understanding is that in Aristotle’s thinking, there’s no reason to think a stream of fluid should move in the same way as an arrow that has left the string. They’re made of different elements, for one thing.
Unless you mean the, uh, other stuff, urine usually shoots downward either way.
Not for me it doesn’t. I’ve heard the pressure varies from person to person, and decreases as you age. I can get a nice parabola still.
You mean I can expect to lose my parabolic capabilities as I age? Damn. Is there an exercise I should be doing?
Kegels may help. Kegels might help everything, really.
It’s how I learned Bayes’ rule, actually.
:P So I’ve heard.
If you go outside just after waking up you’ll get more upwards motion.