Hand Grenade Physics

From	Fabian Russell <fb@zen.info>
Newsgroups	sci.physics
Subject	Hand Grenade Physics
Date	2016-02-22 11:56 +0000
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During WWII, the American hand grenades were shaped like
baseballs and thrown in the same manner.

However, the Germans had "stick grenades" and they were
thrown differently:

http://pngimg.com/download/1329

Is there an advantage to the stick grenade in terms of
throwing accuracy or distance?

Which design performs better and why?

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Hand Grenade Physics Fabian Russell <fb@zen.info> - 2016-02-22 11:56 +0000
  Hand Grenade Physics HVAC <mr.hvac@gmail.com> - 2016-02-22 04:40 -0800
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            Re: Hand Grenade Physics Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-02-22 20:50 -0600
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  Re: Hand Grenade Physics Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-02-22 10:41 -0600
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    Re: Hand Grenade Physics Fabian Russell <fb@zen.info> - 2016-02-23 01:57 +0000
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