• ID Code: G1-59
  • Purpose: Illustrate a system with two pendular modes of oscillation.
  • Description: A ball is suspended by a string attached to another string which hangs from a support rod as shown in the photograph. In one direction the pendulum swings with a short length while in the orthogonal direction it swings with a much longer length. When the ball is moved in any other direction and released the resulting motion is a combination of these two orthogonal modes.
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  • References: http://lecdem.physics.umd.edu/images/refs/refsg.htm#G1-59