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Friday, 12 July 2013 16:36
C3-02 INERTIA - TABLE CLOTH TRICK
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ID Code:
C3-02
Purpose:
Dramatically demonstrate inertia
Description:
The table setting rests on a silk tablecloth. Rapidly yanking the tablecloth out from under the setting pieces leaves the table setting unchanged.
Availability:
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References:
REFERENCES: (PIRA 1F20.30)
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C3
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A General Materials and Mathematics
A1 Basic Materials and Measurement
A2 Mathematics
B Statics
B1 Center of Mass Statics
B2 Equilibrium of Forces and Torques
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