Physics for Dogs: A Crash Course in Catching Cats, Frisbees, and Cars

By John-Andrew Sandbrook and Pepper Sandbrook-Flynn

Old dogs may have trouble with new tricks, but now canine brainiacs can use the laws of physics to master their corner of the universe. Complete with technical illustrations, graphs, and formulas, this book shows dogs how to:

• Bring down the mailman with the correct ratio of stealth and brute force
• Poop strategicallyindoors and outby understanding variable-mass systems
• Open any cupboard with Newton's First Law
• Play fetch by calculating velocity and maximum range
• Catch squirrels by accounting for friction, weight, and air resistance
• And much, much more!

With this hilariously prescriptive how-to, pooches of every size and temperament will learn to chase carsand catch them!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Release date: Oct 18, 2010
• ISBN: 9781440511097

John-Andrew Sandbrook

An Adams Media author.

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EATING AND DRINKING

LESSONS IN THIS CHAPTER

ED-1. Get food off the counter

ED-2. Get food off the table, Part I: the sneak attack

ED-3. Get food off the table, Part II: the distraction

ED-4. Get into the garbage can

ED-5. Get into a cabinet (low)

ED-6. Get into a cabinet (high)

ED-7. Get into your kibble container

ED-8. Get into the fridge

ED-9. Drink out of the toilet

ED-10. Drink out of the fish tank

ED-11. Eat your own poop

ED-12. Eat someone else's poop

ED-13. Steal food at a barbeque, Part I: the grill

ED-14. Steal food at a barbeque, Part II: plates on laps

ED-15. Steal food at a barbeque, Part III: food in hands

ED-16. Eat cat food

Dogs love to eat, but for centuries after domestication, only the most cunning curs have made off with choice prey from their masters' tables. Add vectors, speed, and force to your natural abilities to make finding food a game of skill, not luck.

ED-1. GET FOOD OFF THE COUNTER

No food is as tempting as the food you can reach but aren't allowed to have. Even under your human's nose, the snatch-and-run technique you've tried so many times can be successful — but only if you carefully observe your surroundings and properly calculate your approach. First, calculate the time it will take for the human to intercept you (ttotal