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Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Angry Birds and the Law of Projectile Motion

Angry Birds is a very popular application available to iPod, Android and even the computer. My son, Ken, loves it very much. I am sometimes surprised that he could get the top score in any level just by randomly aiming the bird in any direction. Since he is five years old, I would assume that he doesn't know what he is doing, but he still gets a good score. Oh, what irony!

I have studied projectile motion and I know the concept of Angry Birds. The annoying thing is that even if I apply what I learned in Physics and Geometry, I still couldn't get the high score. What's worse, it's difficult for me to finish a level.
Sometimes, when my son and I compete with each other, he usually finishes a level first and leaves me behind while I become so annoyed with those green pigs. Maybe my son doesn't randomly aim his Angry Birds. Maybe he knows Physics and Geometry more than I. Who knows what is going inside his head? Ken has always been a mystery to me. I might as well accept the fact that he is good, while I am technologically disadvantaged.
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1 comment:

bbq said...

Atleast you can play the game sel...i am all thumbs with anything that requires hitting a target. Hahaha!