1H11.20 - Tennis Ball Cannon - T-Shirt Cannon

Code Number:
1H11.20
Demo Title:
Tennis Ball Cannon - T-Shirt Cannon
Condition:
Excelent
Principle:
Recoil
Area of Study:
Mechanics
Equipment:
Tennis Ball Cannon and T-Shirt Cannon.
Procedure:
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  • Steve Shropshire, "Demos That Burn, Demos That Boom: Tennis Ball Cannon Action/Reaction Demo", AAPT Summer Meeting 1998, Session CA5.
  • William Gurstelle, "Build a T-Shirt Cannon", Popular Mechanics, Oct. 2011, p. 108.
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