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Bullet Block Experiment
by Veritasium
420,623 views
Higher: http://bit.ly/blockhigher
Same height: http://bit.ly/SameHeight
Lower: http://bit.ly/BlockLower
Special Thanks to:
Henry (MinutePhysics): http://www.youtube.com/minutephysics
Destin (Smarter Every Day): http://www.youtube.com/smartereveryday
Greg and Mitch (ASAP Science): http://youtube.com/asapscience
Elise Andrew (I F***ing Love Science): http://youtube.com/iflscience
Thanks to everyone at RIT and Dickinson College who helped with the making of this video:
Rochester Institute of Technology
Robert Teese, Katelyn Wilkerson, Andrew Gillie, Andrew Stidwill
Dickinson College
This experiment was the brainchild of David Jackson based on a demo at Princeton.
Priscilla Laws, Catrina Hamilton-Drager, Maxine Willis
High-speed camera support:
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Spinning Tube Trick
by Veritasium
722,479 views
To see what this looks like from under a glass table, see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9WUaBGH7_I
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Chain Drop Experiment
by Veritasium
273,979 views
On a mobile device? Click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-QFAB0gEtE for the answer
Two 1.5kg masses are released simultaneously from the top of a 10m high wall. One is attached to a chain while the other is free. Which one will hit the ground first? -
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Spinning Disk Trick
by Veritasium
165,548 views
Objects hang heavy side down, but what happens when you spin an asymmetrically weighted disk - well the heavy part actually rises to the top. Why is this?
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Slinky Drop
by Veritasium
274,320 views
What happens when a slinky that has been extended under its own weight is released? How does it fall to the ground? Answer link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCMmmEEyOO0
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Spool Trick
by Veritasium
90,922 views
Right: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AS9OXzSRBMQ
Left: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWQ-HJ4oGKQ
It Depends: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3GHiMOHEy8
What happens when nylon rope is wound around a spool and pulled horizontally to the right? Will the spool go to the right, to the left, or does it depend on how the rope is pulled? -
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Ice Cutting Experiment
by Veritasium
344,941 views
What passes through a block of ice more quickly, copper wire or fishing line?
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When Is A Bungee Jumper's Acceleration Max?
by Veritasium
53,207 views
When is the acceleration (rate of speeding up or slowing down) greatest during a bungy jump?
