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    A juggler can juggle a maximum number of objects estimated as the square root of the height the objects are tossed above the hands. The estimate is calculated by considering that each object needs to be touched once every period of time determined by its height and gravitational acceleration. Assuming the juggler can touch about 4 objects per second, the maximum number of objects is roughly 3.6 times the square root of the height.

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    Chapter 2 - Motion in One Dimension: Problem 31

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    Chapter 2 - Motion in One Dimension

    Problem 31
    Question
    What is a reasonable estimate for the maximum number of objects a juggler
    can juggle with two hands if the height to which the objects are tossed above
    the hands is h?

    Answer
    p
    With a height of h, each object will need to be touched once every t = 8h/g
    seconds. If the juggler can
    p touch N objects per second, then he should be able
    to handle m = N t = N 8h/g objects at once. If we assume N ≈ 4, this means
    m ≈ 3.6h1/2 .

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