Statics of Rigid Bodies
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
F2-25: BALANCE PARADOX - BUOYANCY WITH CROSSOVER
Category: F2 Buoyancy
Purpose:
Present buoyancy in a paradoxical way.
D2-05: DUMBBELL - VARIABLE MOMENT OF INERTIA
Category: D2 Moment of Inertia
Purpose:
Demonstrate the effect of moment of inertia.
D2-04: MOMENT OF INERTIA RODS
Category: D2 Moment of Inertia
Purpose:
Demonstrate dynamic effects of the center of mass and moment of inertia
B4-33: EGG CRUSHER
Category: B4 Elasticity
Purpose:
Show that an egg can support unexpectedly high forces due to its curved shape.
B4-32: CAN CRUSHER - WALL STABILITY
Category: B4 Elasticity
Purpose:
Show how a small change in the geometry of the can wall can dramatically affect its ability to support a load.
B4-31: FAILURE OF WOOD IN COMPRESSION
Category: B4 Elasticity
Purpose:
Demonstrate the dependence of the compressional strength of wooden dowels on their diameter and length.
B4-21: DEFLECTION OF BEAM - OPTICAL LEVER
Category: B4 Elasticity
Purpose:
Demonstrate the small deflection of an aluminum beam due to weighting between supports.
B4-14: ELASTIC LIMIT OF WIRE
Category: B4 Elasticity
Purpose:
Demonstrate the variation in tensile strength with wire diameter.
B4-12: ELASTIC LIMIT OF SOLDER SPRING
Category: B4 Elasticity
Purpose:
Demonstrate the elastic limit for an inherently inelastic object.
B4-11: ELASTIC LIMIT OF RUBBER BAND
Category: B4 Elasticity
Purpose:
Demonstrate Hooke's law and elastic limit.
B4-04: SPRING AND STRING THING
Category: B4 Elasticity
Purpose:
Illustrate series and parallel springs in a counterintuitive way.
B4-02: HOOKE'S LAW - COMPRESSING A SPRING
Category: B4 Elasticity
Purpose:
Demonstrate Hooke's law for a spring under compression.
C6-03: INCLINED PLANE - FRICTION WITH THREE BLOCKS
Category: C6 Friction
Purpose:
Illustrate different coefficients of friction.
C4-61: ACCELERATION ON A SCALE
Category: C4 Second Law of Motion
Purpose:
Illustrate forces in an accelerating system.
B3-21: CHISEL AS WEDGE
Category: B3 Simple Machines
Purpose:
Demonstrate the mechanical advantage of a wedge
B3-15: FOOL'S TACKLE
Category: B3 Simple Machines
Purpose:
Illustrate analysis of forces in a pulley system
B3-14: EQUILIBRIUM PARADOX - SCALES AND PULLEY
Category: B3 Simple Machines
Purpose:
Counterintuitive demonstration involving pulley system
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I7-01: CRYSTAL MODELS - SET OF 2
Set of two simple crystal models. Read More
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I7-02: CRYSTAL MODELS - BRAVAIS SET OF 14
Models of crystals
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I7-03: CRYSTAL MODELS - BRAVAIS SUPPLEMENTAL SET OF 16
Models of crystals Read More
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I7-04: CRYSTAL MODELS - CALCITE
Model a calcite crystal with a sample of the real thing
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I7-05: CRYSTAL MODELS - LARGE
Large models of crystals. Read More
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I7-06: CRYSTAL MODELS - LARGE UNIVERSAL
Set of components to form a large number of crystal types. Read More
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I7-07: CLOSE-PACKED CRYSTALLITE
Display the low index surfaces of close-packed crystals
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I7-08: CRYSTAL MODEL WITH FAULTS
Visualization of a crystal fault within a simple crystal structure. Read More
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I7-09: Spontaneous Ordering - Crystal Formation Models
Illustrates small objects ordering themselves upon agitation.
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I7-11: FERMI SURFACE OF ALUMINUM
Illustrate the Fermi surface of aluminum. Read More
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I7-21: SUPERCONDUCTOR - MAGNET LEVITATION
Demonstrate levitation of a magnet above a high-temperature superconductor
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I7-22: Phonon Propagation - Simple 1D Model
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I7-31: FILLED CONDUCTION BANDS
Demonstrate that filled bands and empty bands are non-conductive; only partially filled bands are active. Read More
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