Lead Brick & Hammer
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Hold a 25-lb lead brick in your hand and hit it as hard as you can with a hammer. You won't feel a thing.
Dinner Table
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Sliding tablecloth out from under posh dinner setting.
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Diving Egg Trick
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Egg plunges into glass upon lateral removal of pie tin by broom.
Penny Catch
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A row of 10 or 20 pennies are laid on your forearm - swing your arm forward and catch all the pennies in midair!
Uniform Motion
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Large ballbearing rolling on long PASCO track.
[In-Depth Description]
Inertia of Rest
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Concrete block smashed on lecturer's chest with sledge hammer.
Locked Brakes
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The difference between static and kinetic friction can cause the car to skid when braking.
Air Table Center-of-Mass Motion
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Coupled masses on air table.
Center of Mass
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Irregular lamina with marked center-of-mass tossed in air.
Magic Marker Center-of-Mass Motion
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Markers attached to an irregular lamina record the motion of various points, including the COM.
Contact Us
Mailing Address: Lecture Demonstration Services, Science Center, Rm B-08A, 1 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Campus Location: Science Center B-08A | Tel: (617) 495-5824 | Email: scidemos-at-fas.harvard.edu