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DCS# 1D60.20 v2

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SIMULTANEOUS FALL - PASCO VERSION

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APPARATUS

ball launcher and balls	107-01-A1-3
tall ringstand	201A
two time of flight plates	107-02-A-1
laptop and LabPro interface	206

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DESCRIPTION

Release launcher arm to project one ball horizontally at the same time as the other ball is dropped from rest from the same height.  Balls land on computer-interfaced pads that record the landing times.

NOTES

Launcher must be level.

Here's the Mythbusters' version:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9wQVIEdKh8