{"id":43220,"date":"2025-04-27T11:36:55","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T11:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=43220"},"modified":"2025-04-27T11:36:55","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T11:36:55","slug":"angle-of-impact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2025\/04\/27\/angle-of-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"Angle of Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XII\/Angle-of-Impact-0.mp3\">Angle-of-Impact-0.mp3<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XII\/Angle-of-Impact-0.mp4\">Angle-of-Impact-0.mp4<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XII\/Angle-of-Impact-I.mp3\">Angle-of-Impact-I.mp3<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XII\/Angle-of-Impact-I.mp4\">Angle-of-Impact-I.mp4<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XII\/Angle-of-Impact-intro.mp3\">Angle-of-Impact-intro.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[Intro]<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s a fact<br \/>\n(The angle of impact)<br \/>\nThe force<br \/>\n(Can change course)<br \/>\nOf your train of thought<br \/>\n(Reign wrought)<br \/>\nBrain rot<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nComing straight on for you<br \/>\n(Steeper and deeper)<br \/>\nNot a lot you can do<br \/>\n(My angle&#8217;s askew)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s a fact<br \/>\n(The angle of impact)<br \/>\nThe force<br \/>\n(Will change the course)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nOf your train of thought<br \/>\n(Reign wrought)<br \/>\nRain brought<br \/>\n(Destiny upon me)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nKinetic energy<br \/>\n(Mass and velocity)<br \/>\nFrequency<br \/>\n(Intensity)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s a fact<br \/>\n(The angle of impact)<br \/>\nThe force<br \/>\n(Will change the course)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nOf your train of thought<br \/>\n(Reign wrought)<br \/>\nRain brought<br \/>\n(Reign wrought)<br \/>\nBrain rot<br \/>\n(Destiny down on me)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s a matter of fact<br \/>\n(The angle of impact)<br \/>\nThe damaging force<br \/>\n(Changed our course)<\/p>\n<p>A SCIENCE NOTE: <b><a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/global_warming\/Violent-Rain.html\">The Reign of Violent Rain<\/a> <\/b><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"99\" data-end=\"181\">Physics of the <strong data-start=\"122\" data-end=\"141\">angle of impact<\/strong> from precipitation (like rain or hail):<\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"183\" data-end=\"780\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"183\" data-end=\"503\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"185\" data-end=\"251\"><strong data-start=\"185\" data-end=\"203\">Steeper angles<\/strong> (close to 90\u00b0, falling almost straight down):<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"254\" data-end=\"503\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"254\" data-end=\"333\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"256\" data-end=\"333\"><strong data-start=\"256\" data-end=\"286\">Higher force per unit area<\/strong> because gravity acts almost directly downward.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"336\" data-end=\"381\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"338\" data-end=\"381\">Droplets or hailstones hit surfaces harder.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"384\" data-end=\"503\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"386\" data-end=\"503\">Leads to <strong data-start=\"395\" data-end=\"410\">more damage<\/strong>, like erosion of soil, denting of cars, breaking leaves, and even bruising fruits and crops.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"505\" data-end=\"780\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"507\" data-end=\"567\"><strong data-start=\"507\" data-end=\"525\">Shallow angles<\/strong> (smaller than 90\u00b0, more sideways rain):<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"570\" data-end=\"780\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"570\" data-end=\"602\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"572\" data-end=\"602\"><strong data-start=\"572\" data-end=\"586\">Spread out<\/strong> over more area.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"605\" data-end=\"662\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"607\" data-end=\"662\"><strong data-start=\"607\" data-end=\"628\">Less direct force<\/strong> per point \u2014 but <strong data-start=\"645\" data-end=\"661\">wider impact<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"665\" data-end=\"780\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"667\" data-end=\"780\">Can cause sideways rain damage to walls, windows, and exposed structures that normally don&#8217;t get direct rainfall.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"789\" data-end=\"847\"><strong data-start=\"796\" data-end=\"816\">Force and damage<\/strong> from precipitation depends on:<\/h3>\n<ol data-start=\"848\" data-end=\"1115\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"848\" data-end=\"910\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"851\" data-end=\"910\"><strong data-start=\"851\" data-end=\"859\">Mass<\/strong> of the droplet or hailstone (bigger = more force).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"911\" data-end=\"981\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"914\" data-end=\"981\"><strong data-start=\"914\" data-end=\"926\">Velocity<\/strong> (speed falling \u2014 increases with height and wind help).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"982\" data-end=\"1054\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"985\" data-end=\"1054\"><strong data-start=\"985\" data-end=\"1004\">Angle of impact<\/strong> (straighter = harder hit; sideways = spread hit).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1055\" data-end=\"1115\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1058\" data-end=\"1115\"><strong data-start=\"1058\" data-end=\"1069\">Surface<\/strong> (hard vs soft material receiving the impact).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1117\" data-end=\"1210\">In physics terms, the <strong data-start=\"1139\" data-end=\"1151\">momentum<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"1156\" data-end=\"1174\">kinetic energy<\/strong> of a raindrop or hailstone are key:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1211\" data-end=\"1347\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1211\" data-end=\"1259\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1213\" data-end=\"1259\"><strong data-start=\"1213\" data-end=\"1236\">Kinetic Energy (KE)<\/strong> = \u00bd * mass * velocity\u00b2<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1260\" data-end=\"1347\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1262\" data-end=\"1347\">The angle affects how much of that energy is transferred directly vs spread sideways.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"1354\" data-end=\"1403\">Now: <strong data-start=\"1367\" data-end=\"1403\">Does climate change play a role?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1405\" data-end=\"1520\"><strong data-start=\"1405\" data-end=\"1429\">YES \u2014 and a big one.<\/strong> Climate change <strong data-start=\"1445\" data-end=\"1487\">increases both intensity and frequency<\/strong> of extreme precipitation events:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1522\" data-end=\"1905\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1522\" data-end=\"1591\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1524\" data-end=\"1591\"><strong data-start=\"1524\" data-end=\"1561\">Warmer air holds more water vapor<\/strong> (about 7% more per 1\u00b0C rise).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1592\" data-end=\"1673\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1594\" data-end=\"1673\"><strong data-start=\"1594\" data-end=\"1613\">Stronger storms<\/strong> (like supercell thunderstorms, hurricanes) form more often.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1674\" data-end=\"1757\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1676\" data-end=\"1757\"><strong data-start=\"1676\" data-end=\"1701\">More intense rainfall<\/strong> \u2192 faster, heavier, and larger raindrops and hailstones.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1758\" data-end=\"1905\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1760\" data-end=\"1905\"><strong data-start=\"1760\" data-end=\"1782\">Higher wind speeds<\/strong> during storms \u2192 causes <strong data-start=\"1806\" data-end=\"1846\">sharper, more damaging impact angles<\/strong> (not just vertical \u2014 but violent, sideways rain and hail).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1907\" data-end=\"1917\">Result:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1918\" data-end=\"2193\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1918\" data-end=\"1966\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1920\" data-end=\"1966\"><strong data-start=\"1920\" data-end=\"1936\">More erosion<\/strong> (even from &#8220;regular&#8221; storms).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1967\" data-end=\"2009\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1969\" data-end=\"2009\"><strong data-start=\"1969\" data-end=\"1986\">More flooding<\/strong> from heavy rainbursts.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2010\" data-end=\"2080\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2012\" data-end=\"2080\"><strong data-start=\"2012\" data-end=\"2038\">More structural damage<\/strong> \u2014 roofs, windows, crops, soil, buildings.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2081\" data-end=\"2193\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2083\" data-end=\"2193\"><strong data-start=\"2083\" data-end=\"2105\">More inland damage<\/strong> from hurricanes and tropical storms that carry powerful rain farther than they used to.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2200\" data-end=\"2215\"><strong data-start=\"2200\" data-end=\"2212\">In short<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2216\" data-end=\"2412\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2216\" data-end=\"2289\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2218\" data-end=\"2289\">The physics of impact angles explains how rain and hail cause damage.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2290\" data-end=\"2412\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2292\" data-end=\"2412\">Climate change <strong data-start=\"2307\" data-end=\"2384\">makes the rain and hail bigger, faster, and sometimes hit at worse angles<\/strong>, massively boosting damage.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/global_warming\/Violent-Rain.html\">The Reign of Violent Rain<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>From the album &#8220;<a href=\"\/songwriter\/tag\/angle\/\">Angle<\/a>&#8220;<\/h3>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/global_warming\/\">The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Angle-of-Impact-0.mp3 Angle-of-Impact-0.mp4 Angle-of-Impact-I.mp3 Angle-of-Impact-I.mp4 Angle-of-Impact-intro.mp3 [Intro] It&#8217;s a fact (The angle of impact) The force (Can change course) Of your train of thought (Reign wrought) Brain rot [Verse 1] Coming straight on for you (Steeper and deeper) Not a lot you can do (My angle&#8217;s askew) [Chorus] It&#8217;s a fact (The angle of impact) The 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