Videos By Alpha

Alphabetical Listing: M-N

1. M
   1. Magdeburg Hemispheres
   2. Magdeburg Suction Cups
   3. Magic Bird
   4. Magnaprobe (3D compass): How it works
   5. Magnetic Force on Current Carrying Wire
   6. Magnaprobe (3D compass): Magnetic Field Lines
   7. Marshmallow Man
   8. Mass on Spring, light
   9. Mass on Spring, medium
   10. Mass on Spring, heavy
   11. Merry-go-round: 1st person view
   12. Merry-go-round: 3rd person view
   13. Monkey and Hunter
2. N
   1. Newton's Cradle, nine balls
   2. Newton's Cradle, eight balls
   3. Newton's Cradle, two balls
   4. Newton's Cradle, one ball
   5. Newton's Cradle, only two balls
   6. Newton's Cradle, big and small ball
   7. Newton's Cradle, all balls
   8. Nose Basher Pendulum: 1st person view
   9. Nose Basher Pendulum: 3rd person view

Physics Demo Videos

Alpha M	Discussion	Streaming	Download	Demo Page
Magdeburg Hemispheres	Two hemispheres are placed together and evacuated. The vacuum seal is very difficult to break!	Real	Real MPG	Fluid Mechanics 2B30.30
Magdeburg Suction Cups	Two suction cups are placed together and compressed to force out all the air. The vacuum seal created when you pull on the suction cups is very difficult to break!	Real	Real MPG	Fluid Mechanics 2B30.30
Magic Bird	Only the center of mass of an object needs to be supported in order to support the object. The bird's center of mass in at it's beak.	Real	Real MPG	Mechanics 1J20.36
Magnaprobe (3D compass): How it works	A 3D compass always aligns itself to the magnetic field it is in, such as the Earth's magnetic field. Watch how the needle maintains its position even though the handle is turned.	Real	Real MPG	E and M 5H10.12
Magnaprobe (3D compass): Magnetic Field Lines	A 3D compass always aligns itself to the magnetic field it is in, such as the Earth's magnetic field. Watch how the needle maintains its position even though the handle is turned.	Real	Real MPG	E and M 5H10.12
Magnetic Force on Current Carrying Wire	A current carrying wire will experience a force due to a magnetic field.	Real	Real MPG	E and M 5H40.30
Marshmallow Man	The air pockets in jet-puffed marshmallows will expand in a vacuum. This makes the marshmallow man get bigger as the pressure inside the bell jar gets lower.	Real	Real MPG	Fluid Mechanics 2B32.25
Mass on Spring, light	A spring will be stretched a distance proportional to the amount of mass that is added to the spring.	Real	Real MPG	Mechanics 1R10.10
Mass on Spring, medium	A spring will be stretched a distance proportional to the amount of mass that is added to the spring.	Real	Real MPG	Mechanics 1R10.10
Mass on Spring, heavy	A spring will be stretched a distance proportional to the amount of mass that is added to the spring.	Real	Real MPG	Mechanics 1R10.10
Merry-go-round: 1st person view	People on a merry-go-round experience centripetal acceleration. (coordinates: 24 from 3rd post, 21 from edge of 1st window)	Real	Real MPG	Mechanics 1E20.50
Merry-go-round: 3rd person view	People on a merry-go-round experience centripetal acceleration. (coordinates: 24 from 3rd post, 21 from edge of 1st window)	Real	Real MPG	Mechanics 1E20.50
Monkey and Hunter	The falling target experiences the same vertical acceleration as a ball launched from a cannon aimed at it. They will hit if release at the same time.	Real	Real MPG	Mechanics 1D60.30
Alpha N	Discussion	Streaming	Download	Demo Page
Newton's Cradle, nine balls	In all cases, the momentum of the excited ball(s) will be transferred down the line on balls, exciting an equal amount of balls at the end. For example, one ball given an initial momentum will cause one ball at the opposite end to have the same momentum after collision.	Real	Real MPG	Mechanics 1N30.20
Newton's Cradle, eight balls	In all cases, the momentum of the excited ball(s) will be transferred down the line on balls, exciting an equal amount of balls at the end. For example, one ball given an initial momentum will cause one ball at the opposite end to have the same momentum after collision.	Real	Real MPG	Mechanics 1N30.20
Newton's Cradle, two balls	In all cases, the momentum of the excited ball(s) will be transferred down the line on balls, exciting an equal amount of balls at the end. For example, one ball given an initial momentum will cause one ball at the opposite end to have the same momentum after collision.	Real	Real MPG	Mechanics 1N30.20
Newton's Cradle, one ball	In all cases, the momentum of the excited ball(s) will be transferred down the line on balls, exciting an equal amount of balls at the end. For example, one ball given an initial momentum will cause one ball at the opposite end to have the same momentum after collision.	Real	Real MPG	Mechanics 1N30.20
Newton's Cradle, only two balls	In this case, the momentum of the excited ball is transferred to the other ball of equal mass. The velocity of the second ball after collision is the same as the first's before the collision due to the conservation of momentum.	Real	Real MPG	Mechanics 1N30.20
Newton's Cradle, big and small ball	In this case, the larger massed ball has a low velocity. When the momentum is transferred to a lower mass ball, the velocity must go up in order to maintain the conservation of momentum.	Real	Real MPG	Mechanics 1N30.20
Newton's Cradle, all balls	In this case, the momentum of the large excited ball is transferred to balls at the end. The momentum is split primarily between the end three balls, the two inner ones each having a velocity equal to 1/2 of the previous. This gives rise to the doubling in distance seen between the end balls.	Real	Real MPG	Mechanics 1N30.20
Nose Basher Pendulum: 1st person view	A pendulum can never have more energy than what was originally put into the system. A pendulum released at a person's nose will not hit the person on the return swing.	Real	Real MPG	Mechanics 1M40.10
Nose Basher Pendulum: 3rd person view	A pendulum can never have more energy than what was originally put into the system. A pendulum released at a person's nose will not hit the person on the return swing.	Real	Real MPG	Mechanics 1M40.10