# How far can Tarzan jump?

• Published in 2012
The tree-based rope swing is a popular recreation facility, often installed in outdoor areas, giving pleasure to thrill-seekers. In the setting, one drops down from a high platform, hanging from a rope, then swings at a great speed like "Tarzan", and finally jumps ahead to land on the ground. The question now arises: How far can Tarzan jump by the swing? In this article, I present an introductory analysis of the Tarzan swing mechanics, a big pendulum-like swing with Tarzan himself attached as weight. The analysis enables determination of how farther forward Tarzan can jump using a given swing apparatus. The discussion is based on elementary mechanics and, therefore, expected to provide rich opportunities for investigations using analytic and numerical methods.

## Other information

arxivId
1208.4355
pages
8

### BibTeX entry

@article{Shima2012,
abstract = {The tree-based rope swing is a popular recreation facility, often installed in outdoor areas, giving pleasure to thrill-seekers. In the setting, one drops down from a high platform, hanging from a rope, then swings at a great speed like "Tarzan", and finally jumps ahead to land on the ground. The question now arises: How far can Tarzan jump by the swing? In this article, I present an introductory analysis of the Tarzan swing mechanics, a big pendulum-like swing with Tarzan himself attached as weight. The analysis enables determination of how farther forward Tarzan can jump using a given swing apparatus. The discussion is based on elementary mechanics and, therefore, expected to provide rich opportunities for investigations using analytic and numerical methods.},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
arxivId = {1208.4355},
author = {Shima, Hiroyuki},
eprint = {1208.4355},
month = {aug},
pages = 8,
title = {How far can Tarzan jump?},
url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/1208.4355 http://arxiv.org/pdf/1208.4355v1},
year = 2012,
primaryClass = {physics.pop-ph},
urldate = {2012-09-02}
}