PIRA 1D40.10 Motion of the Center of Mass: Throw Objects
Photo shows the demonstration used at the University of Texas
at Austin.
Instructions / Notes:
- This demonstration consists of three foam objects with the same thickness but different shape.
- Hold each object vertically, and then spin and toss it upward so that it is airborne parallel
to the black boards.
- The orange dot shows the center of mass of the spinning object when an ultraviolet
fluorescent black light is used.
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