PIRA 1F30.00 INERTIA OF MOTION

DCS #DEMONSTRATIONREFERENCEABSTRACT
1F30.00Inertia of Motion
1F30.10persistence of motion (air track)PIRA 200A single cart on the air track.
1F30.10persistence of motion (air track)1F30.10A single cart on the air track.
1F30.11air table puckMe-2Air table with a puck.
1F30.13CO2 blockMe-1A large piece of dry ice on a flat formica top wetted with alcohol.
1F30.21water hammerPIRA 1000
1F30.21water hammerTPT 2(4),178Some water in an evacuated test tube clicks when the water hits the end of the tube.
1F30.21water hammerM-290Shut off the sink faucet and a water hammer may be heard. A small tube evacuated with some water shows the effect nicely.
1F30.21water hammerM-6cA tube is evacuated except for some water. When the tube is stopped suddenly, the water strikes the end of the tube with a click.
1F30.21water hammerDisc 13-14Evacuate a glass tube containing water.
1F30.30car on cart on cartPIRA 1000
1F30.30car on cart on cart1F30.30A small car on a skateboard on a large roller cart hits a stop level with the roller cart and the skateboard and car continue to move at constant velocity.
1F30.30cart on a cart8-1.5A smaller roller cart is placed on a larger one. when the larger is stopped, the smaller continues.
1F30.40nail by handPIRA 1000
1F30.40nail by hand1F30.40Follow the directions in TPT 18(1),50.
1F30.40hand pile driverTPT 18(1),50Drive a nail into wood with your bare hands.
1F30.50pencil and plywoodPIRA 1000
1F30.50pencil and plywood1F30.50Place a pencil in a brass tube hooked to a fire extinguisher. Fire the pencil into a 1/2" plywood board.
1F30.50pencil and plywoodDisc 02-17Use a CO2 extinguisher to fire a pencil through a 1/2" plywood.

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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