PIRA 1M40.15 Conservation of Energy: Stopped Pendulum
Photo shows the demonstration used at the University of Texas at Austin.
Instructions / Notes:
- Make two reference marks to show where the pendulum was released and where it should stop.
- Raise the pendulum to one the reference marks and release it.
- The pendulum reaches almost the same maximum height at both ends of
its swing.
Demo Staff:
- The reference marks need to be below the string stop.
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