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A double cone is placed on the bars of an inclined plane. Instead of rolling down the plane the cone rolls up. Although the plane slants upward, the bars diverge so that the rotational axis of the cone, which passes through the center of mass, actually moves downward.
A 100uF capacitor is charged to 3kV (450 joules) and then discharged through a thin iron wire, causing it to explode.
A small amount of water is placed inside an airtight copper tube, with the end sealed by a rubber stopper. The tube is heated using a blowtorch, causing the water inside to boil. As the water changes from a liquid to a gas the pressure inside the tube increases. Eventually the pressure blows ...
An interesting feature on the MIT Professor Emeritus of Physics by LaInformacion.com.
A DC current is sent around a wire loop that is free to rotate. The current causes the loop to feel a torque in the presence of a magnetic field. Switching the current when the loop flips over allows it to continue accelerating, demonstrating the principle of a DC motor and the Lorentz force ...
Just how orderly is everything around us, from a set of three dice to all of the stars above us?
How do different air pressures effect how a balloon reacts? Does it matter what the balloon is filled with?
MIT alum and physicist Ronald E. McNair, who was the second African American to enter space, was first a kid with big dreams in Lake City, S.C.
MIT 8.01 Physics I: Classical Mechanics, Fall 1999View the complete materials: http://ocw.mit.edu/high-school/physics/Instructor: Walter LewinLicense: Creative Commons BY-NC-SAMore information at http://ocw.mit.edu/termsMore courses at http://ocw.mit.edu
MIT 8.01 Physics I: Classical Mechanics, Fall 1999View the complete materials: http://ocw.mit.edu/high-school/physics/Instructor: Walter LewinLicense: Creative Commons BY-NC-SAMore information at http://ocw.mit.edu/termsMore courses at http://ocw.mit.edu
MIT 8.01 Physics I: Classical Mechanics, Fall 1999View the complete materials: http://ocw.mit.edu/high-school/physics/Instructor: Walter LewinLicense: Creative Commons BY-NC-SAMore information at http://ocw.mit.edu/termsMore courses at http://ocw.mit.edu
MIT 8.01 Physics I: Classical Mechanics, Fall 1999View the complete materials: http://ocw.mit.edu/high-school/physics/Instructor: Walter LewinLicense: Creative Commons BY-NC-SAMore information at http://ocw.mit.edu/termsMore courses at http://ocw.mit.edu
MIT 8.01 Physics I: Classical Mechanics, Fall 1999View the complete materials: http://ocw.mit.edu/high-school/physics/Instructor: Walter LewinLicense: Creative Commons BY-NC-SAMore information at http://ocw.mit.edu/termsMore courses at http://ocw.mit.edu
MIT 8.01 Physics I: Classical Mechanics, Fall 1999View the complete materials: http://ocw.mit.edu/high-school/physics/Instructor: Walter LewinLicense: Creative Commons BY-NC-SAMore information at http://ocw.mit.edu/termsMore courses at http://ocw.mit.edu
MIT 8.01 Physics I: Classical Mechanics, Fall 1999View the complete materials: http://ocw.mit.edu/high-school/physics/Instructor: Walter LewinLicense: Creative Commons BY-NC-SAMore information at http://ocw.mit.edu/termsMore courses at http://ocw.mit.edu
MIT 8.01 Physics I: Classical Mechanics, Fall 1999View the complete materials: http://ocw.mit.edu/high-school/physics/Instructor: Walter LewinLicense: Creative Commons BY-NC-SAMore information at http://ocw.mit.edu/termsMore courses at http://ocw.mit.edu
MIT 8.01 Physics I: Classical Mechanics, Fall 1999View the complete materials: http://ocw.mit.edu/high-school/physics/Instructor: Walter LewinLicense: Creative Commons BY-NC-SAMore information at http://ocw.mit.edu/termsMore courses at http://ocw.mit.edu
MIT 8.01 Physics I: Classical Mechanics, Fall 1999View the complete materials: http://ocw.mit.edu/high-school/physics/Instructor: Walter LewinLicense: Creative Commons BY-NC-SAMore information at http://ocw.mit.edu/termsMore courses at http://ocw.mit.edu
MIT 8.01 Physics I: Classical Mechanics, Fall 1999View the complete materials: http://ocw.mit.edu/high-school/physics/Instructor: Walter LewinLicense: Creative Commons BY-NC-SAMore information at http://ocw.mit.edu/termsMore courses at http://ocw.mit.edu
