Code Number: 1Q20.65

Demo Title: Falling Pencil or Rod

Condition: Good

Principle: Rotation and Friction

Area of Study: Rotational Dynamics

Equipment: 

Pencil and Video Camera.

References:

  • Shiliang Shan, Hemmifer A. Shore, Kristine Spekkens, "The Falling Rod Race", TPT, Vol. 58, #8, Nov. 2020, p. 596.
  • Jearl Walker, "1.69 - Falling Chimneys, Pencils, and Trees", The Flying Circus of Physics, 2nd Ed., p. 34.
  • Rod Cross, "The Fall and Bounce of Pencils and Other Elongated Objects", AJP, Vol. 74, # 1, Jan. 2006, p. 26.
  • Vitor Oliveria, "Experiments With a Falling Rod", AJP, Vol. 84, #2, Feb. 2016, p. 113.
1Q20.65 -  Falling Pencil