{"id":1069,"date":"2011-01-08T12:16:59","date_gmt":"2011-01-08T12:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/2011\/01\/fun_with_gravity.shtml"},"modified":"2021-05-29T02:44:38","modified_gmt":"2021-05-29T02:44:38","slug":"fun_with_gravity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/2011\/01\/fun_with_gravity.shtml","title":{"rendered":"Fun With Gravity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><object width='468' height='263'><param name='geVideo' value='http:\/\/www.ge.com\/thegeshow\/swfs\/genericGEShowVideoPlayer.swf?'><\/param><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true'\/><param name='allowscriptaccess' value='always'\/><param name='FlashVars' value ='geShowRootUrl=http:\/\/www.ge.com\/thegeshow\/&#038;videoId=709354933001&#038;title=Rails Test Video 1 &#038;titleLink=http:\/\/www.ge.com\/thegeshow\/rails\/#ch2#ch2&#038;hasShare=false'\/><\/object><\/div>\n<p>So, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ge.com\/thegeshow\/rails\/#ch2\">this video from GE<\/a> is about trains.  And brakes.  And saving energy.  So, I get how regenerative braking works and I know about potential and kinetic energy, but I&#8217;m not exactly sure how all that specifically connects to dropping stuff.<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s fun to watch, though.<br \/>\n(If you want to see a bigger version, go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ge.com\/thegeshow\/rails\/#ch2\">the GE website<\/a>.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So, this video from GE is about trains. And brakes. And saving energy. 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