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MIT Physics Demo -- Center of Mass Trajectory

Odd-shaped objects with their centers of mass marked by orange paint are thrown. While the objects appear to follow very wobbly ...

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Added: 17 years ago

22,305 ratings

1:12

MIT Physics Demo -- Pendulum and Magnet

A solid copper pendulum is mounted between the poles of an electromagnet (solenoid). The pendulum is set into motion, and ...

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Added: 18 years ago

19,054 ratings

0:47

MIT Physics Demo -- Galvanometer Principle

Two large coils of wire ("Helmoholz coils") are connected to 125V DC power, and produce a uniform magnetic field between the ...

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Added: 18 years ago

45,625 ratings

1:19

MIT Physics Demo -- Balloons in Liquid Nitrogen

This demonstrates the ideal gas law (PV=nRT) which states that a drop in temperature with fixed mass and external pressure will ...

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Added: 17 years ago

25,559 ratings

2:06

MIT Physics Demo -- Adjustable Capacitor with Dielectric

First, an adjustable parallel-plate capacitor is held at a constant voltage. As the separation between the plates is widened, the ...

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Added: 16 years ago

4,844 ratings

1:43

MIT Physics Demo -- Push Me, Pull You

Two carts are connected together on an air track with a spring. Under bright lights you can see the coupled oscillation of the carts ...

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Added: 17 years ago

40,217 ratings

2:55

MIT Physics Demo -- Dissectible Capacitor

Leyden Jars, an early style of capacitor, can be connected to the two electrodes of the Wimshurst Machine. They will store charge ...

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Added: 17 years ago

18,934 ratings

0:37

MIT Physics Demo -- Jumping Wire

A long length of wire is suspended horizontally between the poles of a magnetron magnet. When a large current from a 12V ...

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Added: 18 years ago

44,974 ratings

0:51

MIT Physics Demo -- Spray Paint Oscillator

A can of spray paint is attached to a spring oscillator. A roll of paper is run past the oscillating can. The result is a sine wave ...

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Added: 17 years ago

16,417 ratings

0:34

MIT Physics Demo -- No-Win Tug of War

Two people on carts pull on a long rope, demonstrating that the center of mass does not move. See the original video on MIT ...

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Added: 17 years ago

17,490 ratings

0:53

MIT Physics Demo -- Fire Extinguisher on a Tricycle

A CO2 fire extinguisher is mounted on the back of a tricycle. When the CO2 is released, the tricycle is propelled forward. Watch ...

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Added: 17 years ago

29,064 ratings

1:41

Physics Demo -- Jumping Ring

A solid metal ring is placed on an iron core whose base is wrapped in wire. When DC current is passed through the wire, ...

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Added: 18 years ago

944 ratings

2:01

MIT Physics Demo -- Exploding Wire

A 100 uF oil-filled capacitor is charged to 3 KV. This takes approximately 15 minutes, creating a charge on the capacitor that could ...

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Added: 18 years ago

20,434 ratings

2:34

MIT Physics Demo -- The Wimshurst Machine

A Wimshurst electrostatic generator - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wimshurst_machine - , working on the principle of induction, ...

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Added: 16 years ago

14,866 ratings

1:11

MIT Physics Demo -- Temperature Effect on Resistance

A light bulb is connected in series with a coil of very fine copper wire and a DC power supply. The voltage is adjusted so that the ...

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Added: 17 years ago

29,376 ratings

0:22

MIT Physics Demo -- Speed of a Bullet

A pair of spinning wheels 1.5 meters apart is placed in the path of a bullet. A bullet is fired with the wheels stationary for reference ...

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Added: 17 years ago

705 ratings

1:17

MIT Physics Demo -- Monkey and a Gun

A stuffed monkey is suspended from a rod at one end of a lecture hall by an electromagnet. A golf ball gun aimed directly at the ...

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Added: 17 years ago

12,372 ratings

0:18

A normal neuron and a mutated neuron develop side by side.

This time lapse video shows development of a normal neuron (left) and a mutated neuron that does not express the Ena/VASP ...

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Added: 18 years ago

44,853 ratings

0:29

Physics Demo -- Lenz's Law

Two bar magnets of the same size are dropped through an aluminum tube and a glass tube. The magnet dropped in the glass ...

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Added: 18 years ago

4,186 ratings

1:36

MIT Physics Demo -- Magnetic Deflection of a TV Image

An cathode ray tube (CRT) television is connected to a video camera. When a strong magnet is brought close to the television ...

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Added: 18 years ago

34,388 ratings