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WFU Physics Lecture Demonstrations
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Spring Apart Dynamics Carts
(or Exploding Carts)
PIRA 1N20.20
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Description:
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Two cart, initially held together, are triggered to
spring apart. The cart with the least mass will have the greatest velocity;
the conservation of momentum holds.
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Recipe and
Location:
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Spring Apart Dynamics Carts
Dynamics Track
Cart Masses
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Video:
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MPG Video:
None
Real Video:
None
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Notes:
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None at this time.
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