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Statics of Fluids
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
F2-27: Buoyancy Paradox - Two Spheres
Category:
F2 Buoyancy
Purpose
:
To illustrate an interesting brainteaser about bouyancy
I3-35: SOLAR BAG
Category:
I3 Gases
Purpose
:
To demonstrate how the density of a gas changes with temperature.
I3-43: TIRE PRESSURE - UNLOADED AND LOADED
Category:
I3 Gases
Purpose
:
Show that tire pressure does not change when the tire is loaded within its normal operating limits.
I3-20: COLLAPSE OF CAN - LARGE CAN WITH MALLET
Category:
I3 Gases
Purpose
:
Demonstrate collapse of a can by atmospheric pressure.
I3-19: LIFTING USING ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
Category:
I3 Gases
Purpose
:
Dramatically demonstrate an effect of air pressure.
I3-18: VACUUM BAZOOKA
Category:
I3 Gases
Purpose
:
Illustrate one effect of atmospheric pressure and force.
I3-17: COLLAPSE OF CAN - PORTABLE PUMP
Category:
I3 Gases
Purpose
:
Demonstrate the forces created by atmospheric air pressure.
I3-16: COLLAPSE OF CAN - LARGE PUMP
Category:
I3 Gases
Purpose
:
Demonstrate the forces created by atmospheric air pressure.
I3-15: MAGDEBURG HEMISPHERES - PORTABLE
Category:
I3 Gases
Purpose
:
Demonstrate forces arising from atmospheric air pressure.
I3-14: MAGDEBURG HEMISPHERES
Category:
I3 Gases
Purpose
:
Demonstrate force arising from the atmospheric pressure of air.
I3-13: INVERTED GLASS OF WATER
Category:
I3 Gases
Purpose
:
Show one result of atmospheric pressure.
I3-12: WATER BAROMETER - CAN CRUSHER
Category:
I3 Gases
Purpose
:
Illustrate a result of atmospheric pressure.
I3-11: WATER BAROMETER - BOTTLE COLLAPSE
Category:
I3 Gases
Purpose
:
Demonstrate the pressure in a water column.
I3-10: LUNG FUNCTION MODEL
Category:
I3 Gases
Purpose
:
Show how air pressure differences cause the lungs to expand and contract.
I3-03: GALILEO'S THERMOSCOPE
Category:
I3 Gases
Purpose
:
Measure very small pressure changes.
I3-02: BAROMETER - WEIGHT PARADOX
Category:
I3 Gases
Purpose
:
Show how a barometer really works using a counterintuitive problem.
I3-01: BAROMETER - ANEROID TYPE
Category:
I3 Gases
Purpose
:
Indicate air pressure.
I1-64: BURNING CANDLE - COMBUSTION PROCESS
Category:
I1 Thermal Properties of Matter
Purpose
:
Demonstrate features of the burning process and to debunk myths about this supposedly well-known demonstration.
F2-41: DENSITY - SLOPE OF MASS VS VOLUME GRAPH
Category:
F2 Buoyancy
Purpose
:
Determine the density of water.
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