| Mechanics > Work
and Energy > Conservation of Energy |
DCS# 1M40.10 |
BOWLING BALL
PENDULUM
-
APPARATUS
| bowling ball pendulum |
202-14-F |
tall ringstand with backstop
|
201A
|
DESCRIPTION
- Demonstrate your confidence in
energy conservation by standing with your head against the
backstop, releasing the bowling ball from just in front of
your nose (with no initial velocity), and allowing it to swing
out and back.
Standing with the back of your head
against the backstop makes it easier to keep your head in one
place.
- NOTES
Hang the pendulum from the low-friction pulley on the unistrut
support in the ceiling of W201 with steel cable. Cable
length is about 9 ft.
