Carolyn
3rd Grade Van Law
Luge
Luge is an amazing sport! It started in Switzerland and it first happened in 1883. The luge event was held in 1883 with seven nations competing in Davos, Switzerland. Also, the rules of luge are very dependent on the type of event being held. They judge on how fast they go and they time them. The equipment and setting are a racing sled, a helmet, shoes, and a uniform and goggles. Luge is a great sport! Physics is also seen in Luge.
There are several ways luge shows motion. Newton’s 1st law of motion says that an object at rest stays at rest unless acted on by an unbalanced force and an object in motion stays in motion unless acted on by muscular force. Additionally, there are two types of forces called balanced and unbalanced. An unbalanced force is when it’s unequal and it’s in motion. A balanced force is when it’s balanced and equal and at rest. An example of rest is when the athlete and the sled are not moving. An example of motion is when the athlete and the sled are both going and they are an unbalanced force.
There are multiple reasons for Newton’s 2nd Law in the sport Luge! Newton’s 2nd law is acceleration and acceleration is change in an object's speed or direction. Newton’s 2nd law shows that the greater the mass of an object the more force is needed to accelerate. Lastly, force in luge is where the sled gets pushed onto the ice or gets pulled. Force is also the strength to apply the speed to the sled. Mass in luge is the athlete's mass and is also the luge sled! Those are multiple reasons for how Newton’s 2nd Law is in the sport Luge!
There are multiple amazing reasons why Newton’s 3rd Law is in the sport Luge! First, Newton’s 3rd law is that every action has an equal and opposite reaction. Next, action is a motion or act which is the same value and they are also equal. Also, a reaction is an action that happens in response to an act and it’s the opposite version of something. An action is when they run to get on the sled and push back on the ice. Then the reaction would be the sled shoots forward. When their feet push backwards to go forward, this is also action and reaction. These are all several wonderful examples of how Newton’s Laws are in the sport Luge!