Difference between revisions of "Falling Masses - Equal Distance and Time"

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Masses set equal distance apart. When dropped onto a metal pan the time between crashes is not constant. When the masses are set apart with a distance proportional to time squared, the crashes are rhythmic.
Masses set equal distance apart. When dropped onto a metal pan the time between crashes is not constant. When the masses are set apart with a distance proportional to time squared, the crashes are rhythmic.

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Description:

Masses set equal distance apart. When dropped onto a metal pan the time between crashes is not constant. When the masses are set apart with a distance proportional to time squared, the crashes are rhythmic.

Location

  • Masses attached to strings: Sh. A-3
  • Ladder Wall By Shelf A
  • Metal Tub or plate