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Feather Drop 
  
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Publisher: Science and Technology Facilities Council
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This video shows how steel balls and a feather fall in air and in a good vacuum. The motion is well illuminated and captured clearly in the video, and arrows help make clear the…
http://www.backstagescience.com/videos/feather_drop.html
Making a supersonic jet in your kitchen 
  
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This short article from the online APS journal Physics summarizes the results of a study of a splash produced by an object pulled through the surface of water. The article includes a…
https://physics.aps.org/articles/v3/4
Physicists determine air gives liquids their splash 
  
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This article reports on a University of Chicago investigation that shows how the splash of a drop depends on the pressure and chemical nature of the gas that the drop falls through.…
http://chronicle.uchicago.edu/050331/splash.shtml
Circus Physics: Center of Mass 
  
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This video explores center of mass and torque and its role in balance for a circus acrobat balancing atop her partner's head. When the top acrobat's center of mass is not over the…
https://www.thirteen.org/programs/circus/circus-circus-physics-center-of...
Bicycle Wheel Gyro 
  
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At this Exploratorium site you'll find out how to use a bicycle wheel and a rotating stool to demonstrate how torque affects rotational motion. The site provides an explanation of…
https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/bicycle-wheel-gyro
PhET Simulation: Projectile Motion 
  
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To explore particle trajectories, try this simulation of firing various objects out of a cannon. You can find out how the angle, initial speed, mass, and air resistance affect the…
https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/projectile-motion
The Physics of Dance 
  
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This site contains a discussion of the physics involved in dancing, especially ballet dancing. The site includes definitions of basic terms such as momentum and torque, as well as…
http://web.hep.uiuc.edu/home/g-gollin/dance/dance_physics.html#hope
Dipping Bird 
  
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This Exploratorium activity uses dipping birds to provide an introduction to heat engines which convert heat energy to mechanical work. The site contains an explanation of the…
https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/dipping-bird
PhET Simulation: Lunar Lander 
  
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Visit this PhET site from the University of Colorado for a simulation of flying the Lunar Lander. With key commands that control the thrust and the orientation of the Lander, you'll…
https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/lunar-lander
Walter Fendt Physics Applets: Projectile Motion 
  
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This applet demonstrates projectile motion. You can set the initial speed, height, and mass of the projectile, the initial angle of the velocity, and the gravitation constant and…
https://www.walter-fendt.de/html5/phen/projectile_en.htm
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