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Table of Contents

  • 1. Mechanics
    • A. First Day Demos
    • B. First Law, Inertia
      • 10. Bed of Nails
      • 20. Flick the Card
      • 30. Hammer and Rod
      • 40. Hoop and Flask
      • 50. Inertia Ball (Jerk and Pull)
      • 60. Jerk the Tablecloth
      • 70. Partial Pie Plate
    • C. Second Law
    • D. Third Law
    • E. Angular Momentum
    • F. Ballistics
    • G. Center of Mass Demonstrations
    • H. Energy
    • I. Friction
    • J. Gravitational Acceleration
    • K. Kinematics
    • L. Momentum and Collisions
    • M. Nonlinear Mechanics
    • N. Rotational Inertia
    • O. Statics
    • P. Torque
    • Q. Uniform Circular Motion
    • R. Vectors and Forces
    • S. Data Studio
  • 2. Harmonic Motion, Waves and Sound
  • 3. Matter and Thermodynamics
  • 4. Electricity and Magnetism
  • 5. Light and Optics
  • 6. Modern Physics
  • 7. Astronomy
  • 8. Software and Multimedia
  • 9. Index and code conversion from older manual
  • External Resources

30. Hammer and Rod

A PVC tube goes through the center of a wooden block, which is free to move along the tube after overcoming some amount of friction. As you hammer down on the tube while holding on to it with one hand the block moves up along the tube.

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