Difference between revisions of "Monkey and hunter"
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==Equipment== | ==Equipment== | ||
− | * | + | *Double cylindrical tube setup |
− | * | + | *Vacuum pump |
+ | *Flexible 3/8" diameter hose | ||
+ | *Power cord | ||
+ | *Power bar | ||
==Instructions== | ==Instructions== |
Revision as of 15:11, 26 June 2014
Back to 1D - Motion in two dimensions
PIRA index: 1D60.30
Description
A hunter spies a monkey in a tree, takes aim, and fires. At the moment the bullet leaves the gun the monkey lets go of the tree branch and drops straight down.
To simulate this experiment, a ballbearing is aimed upwards at a suspended metal disc. When the ballbearing is shot, the disc is released. The ballbearing will hit the disc because their vertical acceleration is equal.
Equipment
- Double cylindrical tube setup
- Vacuum pump
- Flexible 3/8" diameter hose
- Power cord
- Power bar
Instructions
Intruct please.
Keywords
monkey, fall, ballbearing, shoot, disc, acceleration, vertical, projectile