Mass Multiplied By Velocity Equals Total Degradation

When I was younger and still going to Eucon, the lower grade students had to wait out front for their parents to come pick them up. I don’t remember much of kindergarten, but I’m guessing that if I remembered this vividly now, it must have been extremely embarrassing back then.

            As the little kids were waiting for their rides to arrive, everyone sat on the mini benches that we were instructed to sit on. Being me, I never regarded the rules. I pretty much did what I wanted, when I wanted to. But I was really good at determining when the right times were to break the rules and when it was not acceptable to. In this after school case, I found it okay to break the rules and not sit on the benches.

            I was a naughty little girl back then. I wreaked havoc on everyone that went my way; I was quite like a tornado, not technically huge compared to other storms, but can still mess things up in a heartbeat. Also, I caused trouble like a tornado; I come from out of no where, much like how a tornado forms in the sky. (So expect the unexpected when you are around the younger me).  

            Anyway, I was bored that day so I decided to start spinning around in circles with my rolling schoolbag over my shoulders (childish, I know, but hey I was in kindergarten!). As I was spinning, I realized that the momentum my bag created from me spinning made me go faster and I had way more fun. Unfortunately when I stopped, my bag had a mind of its own and turned on me. I fell straight down to the ground because of my sudden stop. It enabled my schoolbag to spin one more circle and get me off balance.

The tires of my bag hit the concrete before I did and made a loud bang. Everyone sitting on the benches saw me because I was the only one standing up, plus the noise the tires and the ground made got their attention so all eyes were on me. I cannot express the humiliation and embarrassment I experienced at that moment. I guess that was the beginning of my experience with the properties of physics. Mass multiplied by velocity equals total degradation.