Kung Fu Science

Introduction  |  About Chris  |  About Michelle  |  What is Kung Fu  |  Breaking Blocks  |  Michelle on Physics  |  Newton's Laws  |  Conservation of Energy  |  Aspects of the Technique  |  Analysis  |  Calculations  |  The Final Test  |  Success!  |  Links and Resources

Success!

It felt good to work out some aggression on that board. My hand hurt a little bit afterwards, but it was worth it.

The wood I used was weaker than a normal plank of wood because the grain was running the wrong way. Looking at the fragments of wood afterwards, I could see that the wood had broken along the grain.

Remember, don't try to repeat this experiment without supervision from a professional martial arts teacher, or perhaps your physics teacher!



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