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written by G. Eric Matthews, Professor
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This video demonstrates that a person can stand on a bed of nails without hurting their feet due to the force being spread out over a large area. It is part of a collection of typical lecture demonstration videos put together by the physics department at Wake Forest University.
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© 1997 Wake Forest University Physics Department
Keywords:
bed of nails, lecture-demonstration, mechanics, newton's law, pressure
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Metadata instance created October 8, 2007 by Alea Smith
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AIP Format
R. Matthews, (Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, 1997), WWW Document, (http://physics.wfu.edu/demolabs/demos/1/1k/1K3010.html).
AJP/PRST-PER
R. Matthews, WFU Physics Demo Video: Bed of Nails (Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, 1997), <http://physics.wfu.edu/demolabs/demos/1/1k/1K3010.html>.
APA Format
Matthews, R. (2007, October 8). WFU Physics Demo Video: Bed of Nails. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from Wake Forest University: http://physics.wfu.edu/demolabs/demos/1/1k/1K3010.html
Chicago Format
Matthews, Rick. WFU Physics Demo Video: Bed of Nails. Winston-Salem: Wake Forest University, October 8, 2007. http://physics.wfu.edu/demolabs/demos/1/1k/1K3010.html (accessed 20 April 2024).
MLA Format
Matthews, Rick. WFU Physics Demo Video: Bed of Nails. Winston-Salem: Wake Forest University, 1997. 8 Oct. 2007. 20 Apr. 2024 <http://physics.wfu.edu/demolabs/demos/1/1k/1K3010.html>.
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@misc{ Author = "Rick Matthews", Title = {WFU Physics Demo Video: Bed of Nails}, Publisher = {Wake Forest University}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {20 April 2024}, Month = {October 8, 2007}, Year = {1997} }
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