College Physics: A Strategic Approach (3rd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321879721
Author: Randall D. Knight (Professor Emeritus), Brian Jones, Stuart Field
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Chapter 15, Problem 58GP
A spider spins a web with silk threads of density 1300 kg/m3 and diameter 3.0 μm. A typical tension in the radial threads of such a web is 7.0 mN. Suppose a fly hits this web. Which will reach the spider first: the very slight sound of the impact or the disturbance traveling along the radial thread of the web?
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