
F5-09 HAIRDRYER AND PING PONG BALL - COANDA EFFECT
- ID Code: F5-09
- Purpose: Illustrates levitation by an air stream
- Description: Using the airstream from the hairdryer (with heater element disconnected), one can suspend a ping pong ball in the air. As the hairdryer is slowly moved or slightly tilted, the ball follows the airstream.
- Availability: Available
- References: http://lecdem.physics.umd.edu/images/refs/refsf.htm#F5-09
- Loc codes: F5
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