Perpetual Ocean
Perpetual Ocean
This animation nicely highlights the energetic turbulent ocean surface currents that are present in the real ocean but are not directly visible to the eye.
Weather in a tank
Weather in a tank
Since 2001, Lodovica Illari and her colleague John Marshall have worked to make rotating fluid dynamics more intuitive for undergraduate students studying weather and climate, using a demonstration aptly named "Weather in a Tank."
The Coriolis Effect
The Coriolis Effect
Two demonstrators sit at either end of a rotating platform and toss a ball back and forth. When viewed from the rest frame (when the camera is mounted to the ground), the ball follow a straight line but doesn't reach its target because during the ball's flight the target rotates away. When ...
MIT Physics Demo -- Pendulum and Magnet
MIT Physics Demo -- Pendulum and Magnet
A solid copper pendulum is mounted between the poles of an electromagnet (solenoid). The pendulum is set into motion, and then the magnets are turned on. The magnets induce eddy currents in the copper which oppose the motion of the pendulum. The pendulum quickly slows to a stop, demonstrating ...