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Tracker Video Analysis: Wall of Death 

written by Rhett J. Allain

Can a vehicle can ride around the inside vertical wall of a cylinder?  The video analysis in this item explore the physics behind the Wall of Death.  The trz file contains the Wall of Death blog entry, a video of a car riding the wall, and a Tracker tab file. A discussion of the physics for a car on the wall is posted on the Dot Physics blog for Wired.  A second blog entry describes the physics of a motorcycle on the wall..

Published April 24, 2012
Last Modified April 24, 2012

Supplemental Documents

Wall of Death TRZ 
Current version (ID: 13038)
Type: Supplemental
Title: Wall of Death TRZ
Description: Wall of Death video clip and Tracker files.
Formats: Available formats:
Download .trz file (1141kb Tracker Document Set)
Created: April 30, 2023 at 10:41:24 EST
Version Notes: The .trz file in this document set was updated. Changes: change trk version to 5.0.0
Previous version (ID: 12958)
Type: Supplemental
Title: Wall of Death TRZ
Description: Wall of Death video clip and Tracker files.
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Formats: Available formats:
.trz file (1145 kb Tracker Document Set)
Created: April 21, 2023 at 12:33:53 EST
Version Notes: The .trz file in this document set was updated.
Previous version (ID: 12957)
Type: Supplemental
Title: Wall of Death TRZ
Description: Wall of Death video clip and Tracker files.
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Formats: Available formats:
.zip file (9858 kb Compressed File)
Created: April 21, 2023 at 12:33:43 EST
Version Notes: The document metadata was modified: Shortened name
Previous version (ID: 5062)
Type: Supplemental
Title: Wall of Death Tracker Package
Description: Wall of Death video clip and Tracker files.
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Formats: Available formats:
.zip file (9858 kb Compressed File)
Created: April 24, 2012 at 20:07:54 EST
Version Notes: The .zip file in this document set was updated. Changes: Fixed version number
Previous version (ID: 5050)
Type: Supplemental
Title: Wall of Death Tracker Package
Description: Wall of Death video clip and Tracker files.
Access Restricted To: Restricted document  Logged in users. You may login to access this file.
Formats: Available formats:
.zip file (9858 kb Compressed File)
Created: April 24, 2012 at 16:56:06 EST
Version Notes: Document set created.

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