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DCS# 1G20.38
EINSTEIN TOY
APPARATUS
Einstein toy
202-14-C
DESCRIPTION
It is difficult to get the ball into the cup, unless you drop
the whole thing -- in free fall the spring pulls the balls in
nicely every time. This illustrates the principle of
equivalence. (Eric Rogers gave such a toy to Einstein.)
