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C7-19: GAUSSIAN GUN

C7-19: GAUSSIAN GUN

Category: C7 Collisions

Purpose: Demonstrate transfer of energy in an elastic collision
I6-25: DIFFUSION - DISTRIBUTION OF PING PONG BALLS

I6-25: DIFFUSION - DISTRIBUTION OF PING PONG BALLS

Category: I6 Kinetic Theory and Statistical Mechanics

Purpose: Demonstrate on a macroscopic scale using ping pong balls how random molecular motion causes substances to diffuse.
I3-15: MAGDEBURG HEMISPHERES - PORTABLE

I3-15: MAGDEBURG HEMISPHERES - PORTABLE

Category: I3 Gases

Purpose: Demonstrate forces arising from atmospheric air pressure.
I3-14: MAGDEBURG HEMISPHERES

I3-14: MAGDEBURG HEMISPHERES

Category: I3 Gases

Purpose: Demonstrate force arising from the atmospheric pressure of air.
J3-01: EXISTENCE OF ELECTRIC FIELDS

J3-01: EXISTENCE OF ELECTRIC FIELDS

Category: J3 Electric Fields and Potential

Purpose: Demonstrate the existence of electric fields and to map them semi-quantitatively.
F4-63: MARIOTTE'S BOTTLE

F4-63: MARIOTTE'S BOTTLE

Category: F4 Fluid in Motion

Purpose: Show the range of water jets from different heights along a water column.
F4-05: PARACHUTE TOY

F4-05: PARACHUTE TOY

Category: F4 Fluid in Motion

Purpose: Demonstrate how a parachute quickly reaches its terminal velocity.
F4-01: VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS

F4-01: VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS

Category: F4 Fluid in Motion

Purpose: Compare the viscosities of water and mineral oil.
F3-31: WATER BELL

F3-31: WATER BELL

Category: F3 Surface Tension

Purpose: Demonstrate surface tension in an artistic manner.
F3-02: SURFACE TENSION - BALLOONS

F3-02: SURFACE TENSION - BALLOONS

Category: F3 Surface Tension

Purpose: demonstrate surface tension in a counterintuitive way.
F2-31: BUOYANT BALLS IN BEANS

F2-31: BUOYANT BALLS IN BEANS

Category: F2 Buoyancy

Purpose: Illustrate buoyancy in a surprising way.
F2-26: BUOYANCY PARADOX - BALL IN TWO LIQUIDS

F2-26: BUOYANCY PARADOX - BALL IN TWO LIQUIDS

Category: F2 Buoyancy

Purpose: Demonstrate buoyancy with a counterintuitive element.
F2-03: CARTESIAN DIVER - EXPLICIT VERSION

F2-03: CARTESIAN DIVER - EXPLICIT VERSION

Category: F2 Buoyancy

Purpose: Demonstrate explicitly how a cartesian diver works by showing how the water enters the diver when the pressure in the cylinder is increased.
F2-02: CARTESIAN DIVER

F2-02: CARTESIAN DIVER

Category: F2 Buoyancy

Purpose: Demonstrate a variety of fluid mechanics phenomena, including the compressibility of a gas, the incompressibility of water, Boyle's law, Pascal's law, and Archimedes' law.
F1-13: CONSTANT WATER PRESSURE

F1-13: CONSTANT WATER PRESSURE

Category: F1 Pressure in Static Fluids

Purpose: Demonstrate a mechanism which produces a constant water pressure.
F1-11: HYDRAULIC PRESS

F1-11: HYDRAULIC PRESS

Category: F1 Pressure in Static Fluids

Purpose: Demonstrate dramatically Pascal's Law and the large forces attainable using hydraulic systems.
F1-04: EQUILIBRIUM TUBES

F1-04: EQUILIBRIUM TUBES

Category: F1 Pressure in Static Fluids

Purpose: Demonstrate that pressure is transmitted equally throughout a fluid.
F1-02: FLUID PRESSURE VS DEPTH - ANEROID GAUGE

F1-02: FLUID PRESSURE VS DEPTH - ANEROID GAUGE

Category: F1 Pressure in Static Fluids

Purpose: Show water pressure versus depth with an aneroid gauge.
B4-11: ELASTIC LIMIT OF RUBBER BAND

B4-11: ELASTIC LIMIT OF RUBBER BAND

Category: B4 Elasticity

Purpose: Demonstrate Hooke's law and elastic limit.
C7-42: AIR TABLE - COLLISIONS OF PUCKS

C7-42: AIR TABLE - COLLISIONS OF PUCKS

Category: C7 Collisions

Purpose: Qualitatively demonstrate elastic and inelastic two-dimensional collisions.
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