Newton's First Law

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1F10. Measuring Inertia

PIRA #	Demonstration Name	Abstract
1F10.10	inertia balance	A torsion pendulum has cups that can be loaded with various masses.
1F10.11	inertia balance	Place masses on a platform supported by horizontal leaf springs.
1F10.12	inertia oscillation	A puck between two springs rolling on Dy-lite beads is timed with several different masses.
1F10.13	inertia balance	Measure the period of a commercially available (?) inertia balance by using a stroboscope.
1F10.20	inertia bongs	Hit hanging 2"x4"x10" blocks of wood and steel with a hammer.
1F10.20	inertia bongs	Two large cylinders are suspended, one wood (3Kg) and one iron (50Kg). Students compare displacements when struck by a hammer or just push the things around.
1F10.25	foam rocks	Hit a real rock (granite) then a foam rock (looks like granite) with a hammer. Throw a form rock at some students.
1F10.30	judging inertial mass	A blindfolded volunteer compares a mass on a string with a mass on a roller cart.

1F20. Inertia of Rest

PIRA #	Demonstration Name	Abstract
1F20.10	inertia balls	A heavy ball is suspended by a string with identical strings tied from the bottom. Give a quick jerk to one and pull the other slowly.
1F20.13	inertia stick	A long stick is supported from rings of filter paper at each end. Break the filter paper with a pull or the stick with a jerk.
1F20.15	inertia block	A 50 lb mass is mounted on rollers. A thread will pull it but a rope can be broken with a jerk.
1F20.16	inertia block	Tie a loop of 7/16" braided cotton cord through a hole in a 2"x4"x10" steel block. Pull and jerk with a hammer.
1F20.20	smash your hand	Place a lead block on your hand and hit it with a hammer.
1F20.22	hit the nail on the "head"	Drive a nail into a large block of wood placed on a student's head.
1F20.25	Bed of Nails	A bed of nails is placed on the chest before smashing the block with a sledge.
1F20.26	vibrograph	An optical lever arrangement for magnifying small displacements of a large mass when the table is hit with a hammer.
1F20.30	tablecloth pull	Pull the tablecloth out from under a place setting.
1F20.33	inertia cylinder	Stand a 3/4" x 6" aluminum cylinder on a sheet of paper. Jerk the paper out from under the cylinder.
1F20.34	card/coin snap	Snap a card out from under a tall object, e.g., a shipping tag from under a balanced claw hammer.
1F20.35	eggs and pizza pan	Place a pizza pan on three beakers, place cardboard tubes on the pan directly above the beakers, and eggs on the tubes. Knock out the pizza pan.
1F20.40	stick on wine glasses	Stick needles in the ends of a 3/4" sq x 4' clear pine bar. Place the needles on wine glasses full of water and break the stick with an iron bar.
1F20.50	shifted air track inertia	Support an air track on wheels. Move the air track under an air glider.
1F20.61	inertia cart	A cart has a pivoting arm with different masses but the same volume at the ends. The greater mass lags behind as the cart is accelerated.
1F20.62	string of weights	A string of weights connected by springs shows uneven deformation when jerked.

1F30. Inertia of Motion

PIRA #	Demonstration Name	Abstract
1F30.10	persistence of motion (air track)	A single cart on the air track.
1F30.11	air table puck	Air table with a puck.
1F30.13	CO2 block	A large piece of dry ice on a flat formica top wetted with alcohol.
1F30.21	water hammer	Some water in an evacuated test tube clicks when the water hits the end of the tube.
1F30.21	water hammer	Shut off the sink faucet and a water hammer may be heard. A small tube evacuated with some water shows the effect nicely.
1F30.21	water hammer	A tube is evacuated except for some water. When the tube is stopped suddenly, the water strikes the end of the tube with a click.
1F30.21	water hammer	Evacuate a glass tube containing water.
1F30.30	car on cart on cart	A small car on a skateboard on a large roller cart hits a stop level with the roller cart and the skateboard and car continue to move at constant velocity.
1F30.30	cart on a cart	A smaller roller cart is placed on a larger one. when the larger is stopped, the smaller continues.
1F30.40	nail by hand	Follow the directions in TPT 18(1),50.
1F30.40	hand pile driver	Drive a nail into wood with your bare hands.
1F30.50	pencil and plywood	Place a pencil in a brass tube hooked to a fire extinguisher. Fire the pencil into a 1/2" plywood board.
1F30.50	pencil and plywood	Use a CO2 extinguisher to fire a pencil through a 1/2" plywood.

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-||1F10.10||	inertia balance||	A light torsion pendulum can be loaded with various masses.||
||1F10.10||	inertia balance||	Torsion pendulum as an inertia balance.||
||1F10.11||	inertia balance||	A horizontal leaf spring as an inertial balance.||
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-||1F10.13||	inertial equal arm balance||	Publication of an unfinished demonstration, but up front about it. Shows circuit diagram for a indicator for a horizontal Roberval type balance on an acceleration cart.||
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-||1F10.20||	inertia bongs||	Hit hanging 2"x4"x10" blocks of wood and steel with a hammer.||
||1F10.20||	inertia bongs||	Two large cylinders are suspended, one wood (3Kg) and one iron (50Kg). Students compare displacements when struck by a hammer or just push the things around.||
+||<#dddddd>1F10.20||<#dddddd>	inertia bongs||<#dddddd>	Hit hanging 2"x4"x10" blocks of wood and steel with a hammer.||
||<#dddddd>1F10.20||<#dddddd>	inertia bongs||<#dddddd>	Two large cylinders are suspended, one wood (3Kg) and one iron (50Kg). Students compare displacements when struck by a hammer or just push the things around.||
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-||1F10.25||	foam rock||	Hit a real rock and then a foam rock with a heavy mallet.||
||1F10.30||	judging inertial mass||	A blindfolded volunteer compares a mass on a string with a mass on a roller cart.||
+||<#dddddd>1F10.30||<#dddddd>	judging inertial mass||<#dddddd>	A blindfolded volunteer compares a mass on a string with a mass on a roller cart.||
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-||1F20.10||	inertia balls||	Break the string on the top or bottom of a suspended mass.||
||1F20.10||	inertia balls||	Two heavy iron balls are hung separately between lengths of string. Pull on one and jerk on the other.||
||1F20.10||	inertia balls||	Two steel balls are suspended by strings with identical strings tied from their bottoms. Give a quick jerk to one and pull the other slowly.||
||1F20.10||	inertial balls	Break the string on the top or bottom of a suspended mass.||
||1F20.10||	inertia ball||	A mass is suspended between two cords. Pull slowly or jerk on the lower cord.||
||1F20.11||	bowling ball inertia balls||	Replace the standard 6 cm balls with bowling balls for increased visibility.||
||1F20.12||	inertia balls||	One mass is hung from a string and another mass hung below it. Jerk the lower mass to break one of the strings.||
+||1F20.10||	inertia balls||	A heavy ball is suspended by a string with identical strings tied from the bottom. Give a quick jerk to one and pull the other slowly.||
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-||1F20.15||	inertia block||	A 50 lb mass is mounted on rollers. A thread will pull it but a rope can be broken with a jerk.||
||1F20.16||	inertia block||	Tie a loop of 7/16" braided cotton cord through a hole in a 2"x4"x10" steel block. Pull and jerk with a hammer.||
||1F20.16||	inertia block||	A length of rope is tied to a 10 lb. block. A pull with a hammer will move the block but a jerk will break the rope.||
||1F20.16||	inertia block||	A rope is attached between a heavy iron ball and a hammer head. A fast swing of the hammer takes up the slack and breaks the rope without moving the ball.||
||1F20.18||	inertia balls - analysis||	For the more advanced reader. The system may be treated as a forced harmonic oscillator and the classical results of the demonstration are verified analytically. Surprises emerge.||
+||<#dddddd>1F20.15||<#dddddd>	inertia block||<#dddddd>	A 50 lb mass is mounted on rollers. A thread will pull it but a rope can be broken with a jerk.||
||<#dddddd>1F20.16||<#dddddd>	inertia block||<#dddddd>	Tie a loop of 7/16" braided cotton cord through a hole in a 2"x4"x10" steel block. Pull and jerk with a hammer.||
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-||1F20.20||	smash your hand||	Hit a 10 lb. brick with a hammer while it rests on your hand.||
||1F20.21||	smash your hand, etc.||	Hit a 10 lb block on the hand or a 50 lb brick on the stomach with a hammer. Pound nails into a 50-75 lb wood block placed on a student's head.||
||1F20.22||	hit the nail on the head||	Place a physics book, then a 6"x6" block of wood on a student's head and drive a nail into the block.||
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-||1F20.25||	smash the block||	An analysis of smashing a block on a volunteer sandwiched between two nail beds. Safety issues are discussed.||
||1F20.25||	smash the block||	A bed of nails is placed on the chest before smashing the block with a sledge.||
+||1F20.25||	Bed of Nails||	A bed of nails is placed on the chest before smashing the block with a sledge.||
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-||1F20.30||	the tablecloth pull||	Pictures and a few hints.||
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-||1F20.30||	tablecloth pull||	Pull a low friction tablecloth from under a place setting.||
||1F20.33||	inertia cylinder||	Stand a 3/4" x 6" aluminum cylinder on a sheet of paper. Jerk the paper out from under the cylinder.||
||1F20.33||	inertia cylinder||	Jerk a sheet of paper out from under a thin steel cylinder.||
+||<#dddddd>1F20.33||<#dddddd>	inertia cylinder||<#dddddd>	Stand a 3/4" x 6" aluminum cylinder on a sheet of paper. Jerk the paper out from under the cylinder.||
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-||1F20.34||	card/coin snap||	Several inertia tricks.||
||1F20.34||	card/coin snap||	Snap a piece of cardboard from under a steel ball.||
||1F20.35||	eggs and pizza pan||	Set a pizza pan on three 2l beakers full of water, stand paper cylinders with eggs at the tops above the beakers, knock out the pizza pan.||
||1F20.35||	blocks and broomstick||	Egg on a spool, on a pie tin, on a beaker of water. Flex broom and knock out pie tin.||
||1F20.35||	eggs and pizza pan||	Place a pizza pan on three beakers, place cardboard tubes on the pan directly above the beakers, and eggs on the tubes. Knock out the pizza pan.||
||1F20.40||	stick on wine glasses||	Stick needles in the ends of a 3/4" sq x 4' clear pine bar. Place the needles on wine glasses full of water and break the stick with an iron bar.||
||1F20.50||	shifted air track inertia||	Support an air track on wheels. Move the air track under an air glider.||
||1F20.50||	shifted air track inertia||	Move the air track under an air track glider.||
||1F20.60||	loose hammer head||	A hammer handle may be tightened by pounding on the far end of the handle.||
||1F20.61||	inertia cart||	A cart has a pivoting arm with different masses but the same volume at the ends. The greater mass lags behind as the cart is accelerated.||
||1F20.62||	string of weights||	A string of weights connected by springs shows uneven deformation when jerked.||
||1F20.64||	inertia of liquids||	There are two horizontal glass tubes, one with a cork cylinder and the other with a lead cylinder. Strike the stopper at one end of the glass tubes with a hammer and watch the direction of the cylinders.||
+||<#dddddd>1F20.35||<#dddddd>	eggs and pizza pan||<#dddddd>	Place a pizza pan on three beakers, place cardboard tubes on the pan directly above the beakers, and eggs on the tubes. Knock out the pizza pan.||
||<#dddddd>1F20.40||<#dddddd>	stick on wine glasses||<#dddddd>	Stick needles in the ends of a 3/4" sq x 4' clear pine bar. Place the needles on wine glasses full of water and break the stick with an iron bar.||
||<#dddddd>1F20.50||<#dddddd>	shifted air track inertia||<#dddddd>	Support an air track on wheels. Move the air track under an air glider.||
||<#dddddd>1F20.61||<#dddddd>	inertia cart||<#dddddd>	A cart has a pivoting arm with different masses but the same volume at the ends. The greater mass lags behind as the cart is accelerated.||
||<#dddddd>1F20.62||<#dddddd>	string of weights||<#dddddd>	A string of weights connected by springs shows uneven deformation when jerked.||
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-||1F30.10||	persistence of motion (air track)||	A single cart on the air track.||
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-||1F30.13||	CO2 block||	A large piece of dry ice on a flat formica top wetted with alcohol.||
+||<#dddddd>1F30.13||<#dddddd>	CO2 block||<#dddddd>	A large piece of dry ice on a flat formica top wetted with alcohol.||

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Newton's First Law

1F10. Measuring Inertia

1F20. Inertia of Rest

1F30. Inertia of Motion