Dream Theater + Physics = Best Science Problem Ever

[kirbywelch92]

So we had to design a kinematics problem in my Physics class today, and our teacher has a great appreciation for both creativity and prog music (he has a Snakes and Arrows flag hanging in the corner of his class room). So, my friend and I decided to go a little crazy with our problem, and we enlisted good ol' Petrucci for help. The problem is as follows:

"John Petrucci begins his guitar solo and desides to enter the dreaded "World Domination Mode." It takes 5 seconds for him to reach the necessary 4.72 billion notes per second to reach this "domination state." As soon as this mode goes into effect, a tremor in the Earth propels the world's population 500 meters into the air. Provided John ends his solo the moment they hit the ground (and provided the Earth is still intact from shred-age of that magnitude), how long is John Petrucci's guitar solo? Assume g=9.8m/s²"

Definitely a pretty absurd problem, but any time to incorporate DT into the mundane school work is pretty cool.

[Jarlaxle]

 

[LieLowTheWantedMan]

  Nicely done. 

[Scrub206]

that... is... amazingggg

[Plasmastrike]

Laughed out loud

Great job, mate. I may make that my Facebook status.

[blackngold29]

Haha, that's awesome. I'll high five the person that can solve it.

[Jarlaxle]

I would have easily been able to in high school.

[ZKX-2099]

The answer is Kevin Moore.

[blackngold29]

The answer is Kevin Moore.

Sigh.

[kirbywelch92]

Here's the solution, but it may be a little small to read.

[ZKX-2099]

The answer is Kevin Moore.

Sigh.

Well I really didn't have much to say. But I had this keyboard so I thought, what the fuck.

[Aniland]

Very good stuff.

[DeanTheater]

Funny.  And I am now slightly more intelligent. thanks.

[jsem]

Lol, this is exactly the topic I'm studying for physics atm. Perfect coincidence

[lithium112]

Here's the solution, but it may be a little small to read.

Good job mostly, but -1 for calculating both the up and down time. But then +1 for drawing JP, so 100% 

[bosk1]

  What did your teacher say?

[fsh3702]

500=1/2gt2 t=10.10sec   

10.10 multiplied with 2 is 20.2.

20.2 add 5 is 25.2 which is the final result.


i'm not sure.

[kirbywelch92]

  What did your teacher say?

I'll let you know whenever he grades them.

I also don't doubt that the problem may possibly be wrong, I was probably in too much of a DT excitement to double-check the math.