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.
I3-12: 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.
I3-02: BAROMETER - WEIGHT PARADOX
Category: I3 Gases
Purpose:
Show how a barometer really works using a counterintuitive problem.
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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F1-01 FLUID PRESSURE VS. DEPTH
Demonstrates that fluid pressure increases linearly with depth and is isotropic.
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F1-02: FLUID PRESSURE VS DEPTH - ANEROID GAUGE
Show water pressure versus depth with an aneroid gauge. Read More
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F1-03: PASCAL'S VASES
Show water pressure versus depth with an aneroid gauge. Read More
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F1-04: EQUILIBRIUM TUBES
Demonstrate that pressure is transmitted equally throughout a fluid. Read More
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F1-05: DOES WATER SEEK ITS OWN LEVEL?
A trick to challenge the students. Read More
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F1-06 WATER SEEKS ITS OWN LEVEL
Demonstrate that pressure is dependent only on depth, and not on the shape of the container. Read More
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F1-11: HYDRAULIC PRESS
Demonstrate dramatically Pascal's Law and the large forces attainable using hydraulic systems. Read More
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F1-12: PASCAL'S LAW - COILED TUBE PARADOX
Illustrate Pascal's law in a dramatic way. Read More
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F1-13: CONSTANT WATER PRESSURE
Demonstrate a mechanism which produces a constant water pressure. Read More
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F1-14: PISTON DIAMETER VS TRAVEL - WORKING MODEL
Show that with an incompressible fluid the bigger piston moves more slowly than the smaller piston. Read More
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F1-15: PRESSURE GLOBE
Demonstrate principles of air pressure. Read More
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F1-21: LIPLESS STRAW
Demonstrate the role of atmospheric pressure in the operation of a drinking straw.
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