Originally posted by FrothByte
Of course, I already acknowledged you were correct right?I mean, if I dropped a 50-pound dumbell on a rubber mat, kicked it as hard as I could parallel to its bar (so I wouldn't just roll it) and made it skid by about 20 feet, that's clearly not as impressive as throwing a basketball for the entire length of a basketball court right? Because clearly throwing that basketball is way harder and more impossible than kicking that 50 pound dumbell for a good 20 feet or so.
Bad analogy.
Both The scaling is incorrect and the application.
Exhibit A. She threw him about 600feet.
A basketball court is 94ft. So that would be equavilent to sliding the weight about 6ft.
Now we have the problem of application.
1. Metal on rubber have a much higher coefficient of friction than rubber on a sandy surface. You will be able to kick the dumbell even further on that exact road than in the scenario you gave.
2. Also when something is thrown over a certain velocity then air resistance becomes a much bigger factor. Air resistance plays a much bigger role in that scene.
3. Sif push kicked it using her hind leg (stronger muscles). This is impossible kicking a small dumbell the same way. Imagine the dumbell the size of a camper but weighs only 50lb and we are in business.
4. Lastly it's how she threw him. She did not throw him like a ball throw. Her distance of acceleration was much smaller and she used more of a lifting motion that wasn't conducive to launching something a long way (weaker muscles used).
So to be more accurate. Try throwing the basketball EXACTLY how she threw the guy with added air resistance the length of a basketball court. Then compare that to push kicking (in the exact way Sif did) something that weighs 50lb on a sandy road.