Originally Posted by
KBentley57
Not to nitpick, but that is completely, utterly, the wrong equation to use for such a situation. e=mc^2 tells you the equivalent energy contained in an amount of mass.
If anything, you should be looking at the kinetic energy of the rider + bike system, E=0.5mv^2.
You're right probably. So, erm, thanks, I guess. Thanks for blowing me up. No, really. Nice job there. I'll just crawl back to the Commuting forum where there aren't any physics majors lurking about with hatchets to bury... in your back. Utterly the wrong equation to use... ...
