Ok so TIFU and was grabbing my mic which I didn't realize was wrapped around my PS3 controller, which I don't even use anymore lol, and it pulled it off the ledge and the controller landed in the very center of the PS4 from about 4-5 feet up. With the mass of a Dualshock 3 being 192 grams or .192 kilograms, and the acceleration of gravity being 9.8 meters/second^2, that means that the controller struck the PS4 with 1.88 Newtons of force. Is this enough to damage it? Should I be worried?
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7 RepliesNever expected to actually see Newtons outside of school
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4 RepliesFill a bathtub with water and drop the PS4 inside to see if it still works.
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Thrown mine at the wall a few times. If the shoulder buttons still work you should be good!
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1 ReplyMaybe it killed the roaches
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1 ReplyI thought a newton was a cookie made with figs. #satire
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10 RepliesConsidering 1.88 newtons is about 1.2 lbs per foot of say you would be fine. It would take at least 3.0 newton to do any serious damage.
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You will be fine
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1 ReplyYou didn't account for air resistance on the way down. Your controller hit the PS4 with <1.88 newtons. Unless your game room is a vacuum.
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1 ReplyI never expected to see Newton's Second Law outside of physics class. Good work!
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1 ReplyLol and everyone in my science class is like "when will we ever need to use Newton's second law in real life?"
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3 RepliesCould have damaged it, but it's unlikely. Even if something is broken you can always fix it yourself.
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1 ReplyTurn it on. If it works, then no you don't need to worry. Pretty easy test.