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Statics of Rigid Bodies

B1-18: Center of Mass - Soda Can and Water

B1-18: Center of Mass - Soda Can and Water

Category: B1 Center of Mass Statics

Purpose: To demonstrate how an object's behaviour can change when its center of mass does
F2-25: BALANCE PARADOX - BUOYANCY WITH CROSSOVER

F2-25: BALANCE PARADOX - BUOYANCY WITH CROSSOVER

Category: F2 Buoyancy

Purpose: Present buoyancy in a paradoxical way.
D2-05: DUMBBELL - VARIABLE MOMENT OF INERTIA

D2-05: DUMBBELL - VARIABLE MOMENT OF INERTIA

Category: D2 Moment of Inertia

Purpose: Demonstrate the effect of moment of inertia.
D2-04: MOMENT OF INERTIA RODS

D2-04: MOMENT OF INERTIA RODS

Category: D2 Moment of Inertia

Purpose: Demonstrate dynamic effects of the center of mass and moment of inertia
B4-33: EGG CRUSHER

B4-33: EGG CRUSHER

Category: B4 Elasticity

Purpose: Show that an egg can support unexpectedly high forces due to its curved shape.
B4-32: CAN CRUSHER - WALL STABILITY

B4-32: CAN CRUSHER - WALL STABILITY

Category: B4 Elasticity

Purpose: Show how a small change in the geometry of the can wall can dramatically affect its ability to support a load.
B4-31: FAILURE OF WOOD IN COMPRESSION

B4-31: FAILURE OF WOOD IN COMPRESSION

Category: B4 Elasticity

Purpose: Demonstrate the dependence of the compressional strength of wooden dowels on their diameter and length.
B4-21: DEFLECTION OF BEAM - OPTICAL LEVER

B4-21: DEFLECTION OF BEAM - OPTICAL LEVER

Category: B4 Elasticity

Purpose: Demonstrate the small deflection of an aluminum beam due to weighting between supports.
B4-14: ELASTIC LIMIT OF WIRE

B4-14: ELASTIC LIMIT OF WIRE

Category: B4 Elasticity

Purpose: Demonstrate the variation in tensile strength with wire diameter.
B4-13: ELASTIC LIMIT OF A BALLOON

B4-13: ELASTIC LIMIT OF A BALLOON

Category: B4 Elasticity

Purpose: Burst a balloon.
B4-12: ELASTIC LIMIT OF SOLDER SPRING

B4-12: ELASTIC LIMIT OF SOLDER SPRING

Category: B4 Elasticity

Purpose: Demonstrate the elastic limit for an inherently inelastic object.
B4-11: ELASTIC LIMIT OF RUBBER BAND

B4-11: ELASTIC LIMIT OF RUBBER BAND

Category: B4 Elasticity

Purpose: Demonstrate Hooke's law and elastic limit.
B4-04: SPRING AND STRING THING

B4-04: SPRING AND STRING THING

Category: B4 Elasticity

Purpose: Illustrate series and parallel springs in a counterintuitive way.
B4-02: HOOKE'S LAW - COMPRESSING A SPRING

B4-02: HOOKE'S LAW - COMPRESSING A SPRING

Category: B4 Elasticity

Purpose: Demonstrate Hooke's law for a spring under compression.
C6-03: INCLINED PLANE - FRICTION WITH THREE BLOCKS

C6-03: INCLINED PLANE - FRICTION WITH THREE BLOCKS

Category: C6 Friction

Purpose: Illustrate different coefficients of friction.
C4-61: ACCELERATION ON A SCALE

C4-61: ACCELERATION ON A SCALE

Category: C4 Second Law of Motion

Purpose: Illustrate forces in an accelerating system.
C3-06: INERTIA: JENGA

C3-06: INERTIA: JENGA

Category: C3 First Law of Motion

Purpose: Demonstrate inertia of rest.
B3-21: CHISEL AS WEDGE

B3-21: CHISEL AS WEDGE

Category: B3 Simple Machines

Purpose: Demonstrate the mechanical advantage of a wedge
B3-15: FOOL'S TACKLE

B3-15: FOOL'S TACKLE

Category: B3 Simple Machines

Purpose: Illustrate analysis of forces in a pulley system
B3-14: EQUILIBRIUM PARADOX - SCALES AND PULLEY

B3-14: EQUILIBRIUM PARADOX - SCALES AND PULLEY

Category: B3 Simple Machines

Purpose: Counterintuitive demonstration involving pulley system
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