Wednesday, November 21, 2018

BIG WHEEL BICYCLE AND TAPE RECORDER

I took up some problems I left behind - and a bit unsolved, many years ago.  I was about st 3 - st 5.

BIG WHEEL BICYCLE AND TAPE
RECORDER
Big Wheel Bicycle and Tape Recorder - part 1
I take a cassette recorder, and a tape to put inside
Three objects can in various ways influence the following:
I want to see how many turns does the tape inside the tape player make; as to make full turn ;
how many full turns can be counted with the tape counter running -giving an amount of full turns
of the tape within a certain amount of numbers passing on the tape counter and a stop watch to
add the minutes or seconds to add to the information as to:
In x seconds the tape wheel turned y amount of times and the counter turned z amount of
numbers to get a set equation to describe: if I have the counter value z, then I can work out how
many times the tape wheel will turn in x amount of seconds.
Firstly will the speed of the turn of the tape wheel stay constant?
Secondly - the tape or cassette can have an influence as to the way the tape within the cassette
is rolled up: very tight or loose.
Thirdly: the counter is giving indications as to where on the counter will a new song start. Will it
always be correct? What about different counters?
Then I take this example to the following
I have a bicycle with two tyres that are the size on the tar surface more or less like the mountain
bikes.
The wheels are in diameter much smaller than the average bicycles find their wheels to be.
I also had a counter meter on this bicycle to determine the kilometres I have travelled - eg. from
our house to the school.

Big Wheel Bicycle and Tape Recorder - part 2

What I would like to determine would be:If the km counter count 5
meters, how many full turns have the wheel made in 5m?
Then, my friends bicycle had wheels a little bit larger than mine in
diameter and it was more thin on the tar surface than my Big Wheel.
How many times would her wheel turn with the same counter in 5m?
I was trying to explain to her but I had a case when she said we must challenge who will be first
at the stop street. My point was, my bicycle's wheels does not really lend it to be a speed bicycle
- and she thought it great fun, but we will challenge anyway as we both just have to peddle.
When I though take the time of my bicycle to complete say: 1km, for her bicycle to reach the
same time for that distance, what will she have to do?
Though, if she complete that distance and both the bicycles wheel cycles were measured as to
say x (mine) and y (hers) as to a distance of 5 meter, then the time to complete Ikm for the 2
bicycles : will differ?
Full turn of the wheel in 5m: x and y (2 different bicycles)
Now for lkm the amount of wheel turns : 1000/5x and 1000/5y.
This gives that there should be a proportioned difference in the times it would take both bicycles
to cover lkm.
Does this mean she will always win?
Or if I outrace her, did I defy some scientific law? Taking into account she won't qive up her
position to win.

Big Wheel Bicycle and Tape Recorder - part 3

The point where the whole challenge as to the size of the wheels influencing, would be
Now, none of the bicycles had gears.
When I peddle the Big Wheel, is there any limit in the amount of cycles that can be completed in
30 seconds?
So, this mean - I felt we had to get on a bicycle that could measure the amount of cycles (a) the
peddles make in say (b) minutes. Then we would be racing fair and square to see who did the
most peddles in a certain time.
Or, I take a stopwatch measure how long it takes her to cover a distance on Big Wheel and then
she times mine. Then we can also do it on her bicycle. Measure the stopwatch readings. Who
was fastest?

Big Wheel Bicycle and Tape Recorder - Overview (I) as to Chaos Theory - Sierpinski:

In the example of the bicycles: the determinant of the fastest or slowest, is not the 2 people,
even one person can do the test on the bicycle over and over and over. It is highly unlikely the
times to complete a certain distance would each time be exactly the same, to the milli second.
Even if this is done only once every third or fourth day for multiple times to get an indication.
Important is, I do not intend to average the data. To a certain degree, is it not possible if an
average is taken, and after a month you do it again, the whole test every third or fourth day for
multiple times, then you can get another average on the data which you
continue to do multiple times. But, is it not possible to say - even an average is data, so as to
gather "averages"-data as well and what would actually be the point to get an average on all the
"averages"-data? You will have more than enough data with all the
data it took to get to all the averages that gave the "averages"-data.
Will a fair and just chance exist to test the "winner" on the average that was gathered? So, the
whole idea of a live, action and fun filled concept, somehow, somewhere within the endless data
take of averages, became something else. Who is the winner if the average on all averages has
been determined. My take on the matter is - can such and so many data be taken as a
competitive action? As to compare it to the data of the other person.
I think that was why my friend was not interested in my solution as to the fairness of the
situation. How many years would it have taken us my way - where as she calls on a race when
we leave the schoolyard and when we get to the cafe, it is over. Or like the tennis we played -
she loved that too as I couldn't get my tennis racket when serving as to hit the ball. I missed it
and got so angry that the racket flew over the tennis court. This is it! I am finished playing tennis
with you for today. Although to her this was probably the funniest joke she ever heard. So, she
loved playing tennis
also. I did not.

Big Wheel Bicycle and Tape Recorder part 4

I remember though, I did consider different ways to rather compensate a solution. At some
stage, I really thought we would do good if we get me a horse. We could keep it in the backyard
and my parents see to the food and taking care of. I can go to school and my horse will outrun
my friend on her bicycle. My parents realized our yard was too small to keep a horse. Then I
saw a boat that was for sale. So, I gathered as many other options I could possibly lay my eyes
on as a different means of transport to and from school. A motor to the wheels of my bicycle
was also no solution. I think, I tried a few things out, I checked on the type of motors I had
available to check out, I couldn't make out the skylectric cars, their little engines, any way to
apply something similar to the bicycle.

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