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MECHANICS
Motion in Two Dimension
DCS #DEMONSTRATIONREFERENCEABSTRACT
1D55.00Centrifugal Escape
1D55.10broken ringPIRA 500
1D55.10broken ring1D55.10A ball is rolled around the inside of a large open metal hoop. Students predict where the ball will go when it reaches the opening.
1D55.10circle with gapDisc 05-14Roll a ball around a circular hoop with a gap.
1D55.11the big omegaPIRA 1000
1D55.11the big omega1D55.11A large wood circle with a gap is used with a bocce ball.
1D55.15release ball on a stringPIRA 500
1D55.15cut the stringM-137Cut the string while swinging a ball overhead.
1D55.16slingshotMb-31aA David and Goliath type slingshot.
1D55.20grinding wheelPIRA 1000
1D55.20grinding wheel1D55.20Watch the path of sparks flying off a grinding wheel.
1D55.20grinding wheelMb-31bShow the sparks coming off a grinding wheel.
1D55.20grinding wheel7-2.2Sparks fly off a grinding wheel.
1D55.23spinning disc with waterPIRA 1000
1D55.23spinning disc with waterDisc 05-16Red drops fly off a spinning disc leaving traces tangent to the disc.
1D55.30falling off the merry-go-roundPIRA 1000
1D55.30falling off the merry-go-round1D55.30Large turntable with different surfaces.
1D55.30falling off the merry-go-roundMm-6A turntable is rotated until objects slide or tip over.
1D55.30rotating disc with erasersDisc 05-15Place erasers on a disc at various radii and rotate until they fly off.
1D55.31falling off the merry-go-round1D55.31Line up quarters radially on a rotating platform and spin at varying rates.
1D55.33train wrecksTPT 28(9),586Pictures of train wrecks at curves and some calculations.
1D55.50air pumpM-151Three mutually perpendicular discs are rotated about the intersection of two and air is drawn in the poles and expelled at the equator.

ReferenceDescription
M-1Sutton
Ma-1Freier & Anderson
M-1dHilton
8-2.8Meiners
1A12.01University of Minnesota Handbook
AJP 52(1),85American Journal of Physics
TPT 15(5),300The Physics Teacher
Disc 01-01The Video Encyclopedia of Physics Demonstrations

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