Kelli and I :)

Soooo this weekend seniors went to camp :) YAYYYYY! I was on the Brown team, and we rocked :) Yes, Reid & Kelly, you guys did beat us; but don't deny that we browned in everyones face :) Cause we're suuuupah . . . BROWN! Haha. Definitely an inside joke. Anyways, while we were at KMC, each night we were given a couple hours to just hang out and do whatever we wanted. There was a bowling alley, so on both nights, my friends and I bowled. The alley is a frictionless surface, allowing the ball to abide by Newton's first law: the law of inertia. The ball will not stop unless acted upon by something else, which was the pins :) Unfortunately for me, that was not the case considering I bowled gutter balls repeatedly over and over again :( But I still thought it was fun!

Monster Bowling was also an activity for each team to participate it. However, it was not like regular bowling, but you had to bowl granny style between your legs. It was funny watching Chris Llarenas bowl because as he released the ball with his hands, he would thrust his body forward and land with his chest on the ground. As he entered the frictionless surface, his body would travel forward as well until he was forced to stop himself using his hands.

So, yay for a fun filled weekend :)

Elevatorrrrs

Well, this week I am far overdue for a blog because I was barely home since I was working, and also because it was Erin Manago's birthday :) So happy birthday Erin!! To help celebrate her birthday, Erin rented a hotel room at the Ala Moana Hotel. We were on the 23rd floor. And no, we did not WALK up 23 flights...we caught the handy-dandy elevator which we learned about in physics! As the elevator accelerates upward, you feel light on your knees because the normal force is pulling you up. As the elevator approaches the floor you want to get out on, it begins to decelerate. The acceleration of the elevator decreases, as well as the normal force which makes you feel heavy. Once the elevator door opens, it is stationary and your weight will equal the normal force once again. So in conclusion, acceleration goes up, down, then back to normal :) Just like the picture.

Rain rain go away :)

This weekend I turned 17 :) I know that turning 16 is super cool because your supposedly "sweet" not to mention you're eligible to get your license! Unfortunately, I still only have my permit :( This weekend, I encountered light showers as I continued to drive from Ewa to Aina Haina. As we all know, when it rains, the roads become slippery. It was easy to determine that the friction between the asphault and the wheels of my car had less friction than if the road was dry. This is because a lower coefficient of kinetic friction is present between the two surfaces. Therefore, it is important to try and avoid puddles as much as possible, because there will be less friction, making it much more dangerous. And don't forget to double check those tires to make sure that there will always be enough friction so that you will be as safe as possible when it rains!