Chapter four hundred and seventy fourth tower parachuting
What Chao Yong wants to do is Galileo’s experiment on the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Choosing the Iron Tower is also a tribute to the Leaning Tower. However, the Iron Tower of Kaibao Temple is undoubtedly more legendary and historical than the Leaning Tower of Pisa. The Leaning Tower of Pisa
Because of the unreasonable design, the tower began to tilt when it was built, so the construction was temporarily suspended. However, the Kaibao Temple Iron Tower considered the wind factor at the beginning of the design and deliberately created a leaning tower. In the end, it was pushed by the wind and deformed.
just.
Moreover, the experiments designed by Chao Yong were more rigorous than Galileo's experiments. If the two experiments were conducted at the same time, Chao Yong was confident that the one that would be famous throughout the ages would definitely be the Iron Tower Experiment.
The Kaibao Temple Pagoda was originally built to enshrine the relics of Ashoka Buddha. In order for believers to worship, an open space was left in front of the tower.
Still a few feet away from the iron tower, Chao Yong stood still and motioned to the teachers and students behind him to come closer.
When everyone gathered around, Chao Yong took a gold nugget and a silver nugget from Shi Yong's hand and said with a smile: "This gold brick and silver brick are the same size and solid. Do they weigh the same?"
Qin Hui immediately said: "Gold is heavier than silver."
"Gold is heavy."
"Of course it's heavy in gold."
Everyone was also used to Chao Yong's free teaching atmosphere and spoke one after another.
Chao Yong smiled and said: "Yes, gold nuggets are heavier than silver nuggets. Look, I have done something wrong."
With that said, he handed the gold and silver nuggets to Qin Hui.
The gold and silver nuggets were no more than the size of a fist, but they were not light in weight. Qin Hui took them and his wrist sank. The hand holding the gold nugget obviously sank even lower.
After passing the message to a few more people, Chao Yong motioned for them to pass it back and said with a smile: "There is nothing wrong with this gold nugget and silver nugget? They are the same size, but one is lighter and the other is heavier. If they were thrown down from the tower at the same time, the gold nugget would fall to the ground first.
Or will the silver pieces hit the ground first, or at the same time?"
"Of course the heavier ones hit the ground first."
"The gold nugget hit the ground first."
"The gold nugget hit the ground first."
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As soon as he finished speaking, the students gave their answers one after another. They all said in unison that the gold nugget fell to the ground first.
Chao Yong looked at Qin Hui and said nothing, and smiled: "What do you think?"
"The students' first reaction was that the gold nugget fell to the ground first. But if the prince comes to demonstrate this experiment in public, the result may not be what everyone thinks."
Qin Hui also knew the status of the prince, and after consulting several times in private, he regarded himself as Chao Yong's student. Chao Yong saw that Qin Hui was studying seriously, so he had no objection. As for Qin Hui's motives, he didn't care. He learned martial arts and sold it to the emperor's family.
, this is the idea of most scholars.
Chao Yong wanted to use Qin Hui to spread mathematics and physics, and gave Qin Hui the status of a disciple of the prince, which would be more conducive to Qin Hui's education. If Qin Hui did well, Chao Yong would not mind letting him become an official in the future.
People who are truly knowledgeable are very rare, both in ancient times and in modern times.
Although Qin Hui's answer was a bit cunning, he did not hide his thoughts and was not offensive. On the contrary, Qin Hui was felt to be honest.
Chao Yong smiled, took a wooden box that looked like a drawer from Shi Yong, put the gold and silver nuggets in the front. Then he pushed the wooden board behind and said: "Look, push this wooden box, and the wooden box will
Slowly push the gold and silver nuggets forward. You can ensure that the gold and silver nuggets fall out at the same time. Do you have any questions about this?"
Everyone gathered around to take a look. The wooden board on which the gold and silver nuggets were placed and the pushing wooden board were all in order, which could ensure that the gold and silver nuggets were pushed out of the board together and then fell down.
Everyone thought for a while and then nodded and said there was no problem.
Chao Yong smiled and said: "If we do the experiment here, because the two objects fall very fast, they will all fall to the ground in the blink of an eye, so it is difficult to tell which one came first."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Chao Yong pointed at the iron tower and said: "But if two balls are thrown down from the iron tower at the same time, if their speeds are different, such a high distance is enough for them to distinguish? It's like a man and a horse racing,
They may be equally matched at first, but as the distance increases, people will definitely not be able to outrun the horses."
These days, Xu Guanzhong and Zhu Wu have also been studying Chao Yong's mathematics. For them, simple numbers are of great use in both military and political affairs.
After Xu Guanzhong read the experiment written by Chao Yong that day, he took a test when he went back. As long as the experiment is rigorous, it will really be implemented at the same time.
However, he obviously would not tell the results in advance to weaken the impact of Chao Yong's experiment on people.
Everyone felt that the gold nugget landed first, and the experimental results were beyond everyone's expectations, which was exciting enough. If there was an argument, there would always be a winner in the end, and the experiment would not be so impactful.
Seeing that no one had any objections, Chao Yong said to Shi Yong: "Take them up to the fifth floor of the iron tower. When you see my signal, push the wooden board."
The 13th floor of the Iron Tower is more than ten feet high. If two objects weighing several dozen kilograms are dropped from a height of more than ten feet, they will be no less powerful than those thrown by a trebuchet. The gravel will definitely fly everywhere, and there is no guarantee that no one will be hurt.
, so Chao Yong chose the fifth floor.
"yes"
The abbot of the Iron Pagoda Temple had been listening to the prince's talk. Now he knew the prince's purpose of bringing people here, and hurriedly said: "The relics of Ashoka Buddha are enshrined in the tower, and you asked the prince to let people enter the iron tower at will, which is disrespectful to the Buddha."
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Chao Yong smiled and said: "What Ashoka, it doesn't sound like my Han name."
The abbot hurriedly said: "King Ashoka is the third king of the Mauryan Dynasty of India and also the protector of Buddhism..."
Chao Yong waved his hand to interrupt the host and said: "I don't believe in Buddhism, let alone foreign monks. Don't tell me these stories. I want to borrow the iron tower today. If any Buddha doesn't want to borrow it, please ask him to come out and talk to me.
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Veins were twitching in the abbot's forehead. What the prince said was undoubtedly saying that there was no Buddha at all.
He really wanted the Buddha to come out and teach the prince a lesson for disrespecting the Buddha, but he had never seen the Buddha appear. Since the Buddha didn't come out, only believers like them had to devote themselves to the Buddha.
"Although the prince's status is noble, he cannot invite the Buddha.
Disrespectful pagoda:
Once you are suspended in the air, a foul stench fills the air, and corpse insects gather to eat your foul-smelling mouth.
2. What was the karma in the previous life? 1. The sword cut one's chest, the wound was sprinkled with alum and salt, and the wound was cut again and again?
3. How is it that you have committed bad deeds in your body, and what are the consequences of your deeds? Do you have to suffer like this?
4. I live in the city of Rajagaha, in the cave of Meile Mountain. I am the ruler, and I have a lot of wealth.
5. This is my wife, my daughter and my adopted daughter in the previous life. I have a good fragrant tree, the name of the tree is Damala, and I have a green lotus flower. I refuse to respect the pagoda, and this is the result of bad karma.
6 We all suffer, there are eighty-six thousand of us, and those who scold those who respect the pagoda will eat chaff in hell.
7. When making offerings to the stupa and performing great sacrifices, if evil intentions appear, they will be divided.
8. Seeing people come up in the air, solemnly holding garlands of flowers, receiving the fruits of their karma, they will be rich and happy.
9. This is inconceivable. I am amazed when I see it. I take refuge in the saints and sages. I take refuge in the great Muni.
From here I go, I was born in a human body, and I make offerings to the Buddhas and stupas, and I will never be neglectful from now on."
It has to be said that this abbot is not a dawdling monk. He opened his mouth and came up with a retribution for disrespecting the pagoda.
Under the threat of hell, many people fell to the ground.
Chao Yong turned his head and looked at it. The teachers and students of Taixue were all indifferent.
Chao Yong said to Qin Hui: "Don't you believe in Buddhism?"
Qin Hui also saw the prince's attitude towards Buddhism and said hurriedly: "The prince doesn't talk about strange powers and chaos. The students don't believe in Buddhism. In the eyes of the students, Buddhism is just a heresy spread from a barbarian country. Just as Han Yu of the Tang Dynasty said. Many of them
People used Buddhism to evade taxes, and believers did not work in farming, but lived off the blood and sweat of the people. Many wise men also escaped into temples to chant sutras and practice Buddhism. They were not used by the court, which was really a great harm to the court. When Song Renzong wanted to build this pagoda, the imperial court
There were many objections from the ministers, and they once stopped Song Renzong. The scholars headed by Cai Xiang believed that the relic could not even protect the wooden pagoda where it was enshrined. If a fire struck and disappeared overnight, it would not be a god. It could not be wasted.
The people built this tower with their hard-earned money. When Cai Xiang returned to his hometown because of his father Ding You, Song Renzong took the opportunity to rebuild the tower."
Qin Hui was not short of courage. When the Jin soldiers invaded for the first time, he wrote a letter opposing the cession of territory.
Now that he has become a disciple of the prince, he is willing to serve as his pawn. With the prince's power and protective temper, he does not have to fear any retaliation.
Qin Hui's erudition also allowed him to tell these allusions to prove his arguments.
From the reaction of the imperial scholars later, Chao Yong also saw their attitude towards Buddhism. If the scholars sided with the court, the plan to destroy the religion would be more secure.
The abbot heard what Qin Hui said and hurriedly retorted: "Our food mainly comes from the temple property. All the believers' sesame oil money is used to worship the Buddha and build a golden body for the Buddha. How dare we steal it."
Qin Hui said: "You are not involved in production. Doesn't the temple property also come from the common people?"
Chao Yong was about to send troops, and he didn't want to talk about the extermination of the religion right away. He waved his hand and said: "No more arguing about this matter. I just came here today to borrow the iron tower. I believe Buddha would not be so stingy. Shi Yong, enter
Tower, if anyone dares to stop it, take them all down."
"yes"
Shi Yong was also ashamed of his previous hesitation. He gave the abbot of Kaibao Temple a cold look, then walked towards the pagoda holding the wooden box.
A group of soldiers followed and moved into the tower, carrying some wooden boards.
The host felt the violent murderous intent in Shi Yong's eyes, and knew that the person in front of him must be an elite who followed the prince to conquer the world. Even if the Buddha really appeared in front of him, he would probably be torn into pieces.
"Amitabha, karma is not a blessing at all."
The abbot pronounced the name of the Buddha loudly, but he did not sacrifice himself for justice, as if the Buddha would send down retribution on his own.
Soon, Shi Yong appeared on the fifth floor.
Chao Yong said to the people behind him: "You can also see whether the balls fall at the same time. Everyone pays attention. This experimental process is very short."
No one doubted what the prince would do. After all, this experiment could be done after he returned home. If he cheated, he could hide it for a while, but not for the rest of his life.
Chao Yong saw that everyone was looking forward to it, so he waved his hand and said: "Start."
When Shi Yong saw Chao Yong giving the order, he immediately pushed the wooden board and pushed out the gold and silver nuggets.
One gold and one silver, with distinct colors, appeared in everyone's sight at the same time, and then fell together, as if there were invisible threads connecting them.
"Bang"
The two landed at the same time, and to everyone's ears, there seemed to be only one sound.
"At the same time, actually at the same time."
"Am I right? How come they fell together? Which one did you see fell first?"
"at the same time."
This result was obviously beyond everyone's expectations, and everyone was whispering to each other with suspicion.
Chao Yong smiled and said: "Everyone is right, it does not mean that heavier objects fall faster."
As he spoke, he asked for two more pieces of paper from the soldiers around him, and said: "These two pieces of paper are made of the same material and have almost the same weight."
As he spoke, he crumpled one piece into a small ball and folded the other into a paper airplane. He smiled and said, "The weight has not changed. Will they fall at the same speed?"
Everyone wanted to say the same thing, but after being hit by Chao Yong just now, no one dared to speak out easily.
Chao Yong looked at Qin Hui next to him and said, "Which one do you think will land first?"
Qin Hui thought for a while and said uncertainly: "Let the paper ball fall to the ground first."
Chao Yong smiled and said: "Why?"
Qin Hui pointed to the plane and said: "This is like a bird's wings, it may be affected by the wind."
Chao Yong smiled and said: "You are right, but you are also wrong. There is no wind now. The paper ball will fall to the ground first."
As soon as he let go, the paper ball fell to the ground. Although the paper airplane did not fly, it still swayed before falling.
Even though there was a slight delay in the timing of Chao Yong's release of his hands, the speed at which they fell was still clear at a glance.
In fact, there was wind at this time. But there was no obvious feeling, so Qin Hui and others felt that there was no wind.
Two simple experiments left everyone at a loss.
Chao Yong smiled and said: "The reason for this will be explained in my physics book later. Physics is the knowledge that reveals the laws of all things. Observe life more and do more hands-on work instead of taking it for granted. Physics is a hands-on knowledge. You can
Verified through experiments one by one.”
"There's someone at the top of the tower."
"What are they going to do?"
"You're not going to jump from the tower, are you?"
Although they were several feet away from the iron tower, when they saw people appearing on the top of the tower, the crowd subconsciously pushed back, fearing that the people above would fall and hit them.
Qin Hui hurriedly said to Chao Yong: "Prince, be careful."
Chao Yong smiled and said: "They are my personal soldiers. Do you think people can survive if they jump from above?"
Qin Hui looked up at the towering iron tower. Just thinking about it made his legs weak, and he said with a pale face: "It's so high, I'm afraid there will be no bones left if I jump down."
Everyone who heard Chao Yong's words looked at the people on the top of the tower in disbelief.
Is it possible that they really want to jump down?
Chao Yong smiled and said: "No. You can jump down safely by using your knowledge of physics."
While he was talking, several wooden boards had been inserted across the top of the tower. The people on the top of the tower walked to the wooden boards and away from the tower.
There was a person standing at the front, and a few people behind seemed to be holding a big piece of cloth.
"Jumped down."
"ah"
"Hide quickly"
"Don't squeeze me"
The people below saw the man running out of the top of the tower and starting to fall, and they suddenly became confused.
"Amitabha"
The abbot of the Kaibao Temple nearby was reciting the Buddha's name with trembling lips.
Less than half of the people at the scene closed their eyes, some were timid and some couldn't bear it.
Chao Yong watched Shi Yong's performance without changing his expression. Yes, it was Shi Yong who was parachuting in the air.
This performance has been practiced countless times. In order to prepare for today's class, Chao Yong made the parachute and asked Shi Yong to practice it in Jinmingchi. Of course, this kind of parachute cannot be stowed away, and can only be assisted by a few people to hold the parachute.
Prevent the parachute from opening.
This drill only failed a few times at the beginning, all because the height of the jump was insufficient, and Shi Yong fell into the water before the parachute could work.
However, after a nest car was adjusted later, the eight-foot-high platform never failed again.
After seeing that Shi Yong jumped many times without incident, several soldiers who assisted Shi Yong could not resist the temptation and jumped several times. Looking from the air to the ground, no one had any trouble.
But today, it is Shi Yong who is the first one to show his face.
In the astonished eyes of everyone, the parachute tied to Shi Yong's body opened under the resistance of the air, and was buckled on Shi Yong's head like a mushroom. Although it was still falling, the speed of descent was much slower, and it was swaying.
Floating downward.
It was completely silent, without any noise.
"Bang"
While everyone was stunned, Shi Yong landed on the ground, cupped his fists and said, "Shi Yong gives the order."
Several soldiers also went up to help Shi Yong release the parachute.
"Buddha bless you."
The first one to wake up was the abbot of Kaibao Temple, and he started to promote Buddhism at every opportunity.
Chao Yong was so angry that he almost vomited blood. He had put so much thought into promoting physics, but there were actually people who were not afraid of death who dared to steal his business.
"You go and jump once. If you jump out safely, it will be the blessing of the Buddha. Not only will I believe in Buddhism from now on, but I will also be able to get the court to make Buddhism the state religion."
When the abbot of Kaibao Temple heard this, he immediately fell silent. Although Chao Yongkai's offer was difficult for him to refuse, he also knew that jumping from such a high place would lead to death.
Although he believed in Buddhism, he was reluctant to sacrifice his life for the Buddha, otherwise he would have risked his life to prevent Shi Yong and others from entering the pagoda.
"What's going on?"
"It must be that piece of cloth."
"Yes, it can only be that piece of cloth."
Only then did the scholars and people around wake up and started talking one after another.
Chao Yong smiled and said: "This is an application of physics. If you have studied physics, you will know the reason. Okay, today's experiments are all over. Let's all disperse. By the way, don't try skydiving easily. If you are not prepared enough,
, something will probably happen.”
After saying that, Chao Yong walked out with his soldiers.
Wherever they passed, the scholars and people gave way one after another, and many people knelt on the ground and continued to worship. Many more people knelt down than before because the abbot of Kaibao Temple said that they were disrespectful to the Buddha.
They never thought that someone could jump from a height of nearly twenty feet and remain unharmed. Although the prince said that this was a piece of knowledge, everyone still felt that it was more like a miracle, and the prince was the one who created this miracle.
Until the prince went out, there were still many people staring blankly at the top of the iron tower, as if there were gods above.
Chao Yong also knew from everyone's reactions that of the three experiments he conducted, the first two were just surprising and overturned many people's natural thoughts. However, they were not very shocking. Only the last one shocked everyone.
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Xu Guanzhong and Zhu Wu, who had no prior knowledge, followed Chao Yong stupidly and were speechless for a long time.