Difference between revisions of "Monkey and hunter"

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==Equipment==
 
==Equipment==
*Item 1
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*Double cylindrical tube setup
*Item 2
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*Vacuum pump
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*Flexible 3/8" diameter hose
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*Power cord
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*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

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