College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
1F20.11 - Inertia of Rest - Bowling Ball
Video Credit: Jonathan M. Sullivan-Wood
Make a string with loops on both ends. Loop one end over the hook in the bowling ball, and insert the handle into the other end. Pull up slowly and you will be able to lift the bowling ball. Jerk quickly and the string will break. This is a simpler version of 1F20.10.
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- Evan Jones, "Oldie...But Not Golden", TPT, Vol.32, #5, May 1994, p. 263.
- Borislaw Bilash II, David Maiullo, "Inertia - Keeps Things Put!", A Demo a Day: A Year of Physics of Demonstrations, p. 56.
- Julius Sumner Miller, Q140 & A140, Millergrams II – Some More Enchanting Questions for Enquiring Minds, p. 25 & 85.
- Julius Sumner Miller, Q156 & A156, Millergrams II – Some More Enchanting Questions for Enquiring Minds, p. 34 & 92.
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