3A95.50 - Chaos Pendula - Chaos Toys

Code Number:
3A95.50
Demo Title:
Chaos Pendula - Chaos Toys
Condition:
Excellent
Principle:
Potential to Kinetic Energy, Simple Harmonic Motion
Area of Study:
Oscillations & Acoustics

Disclaimer

Equipment:
Chaos Pendulums, Double Planar Pendulum, Toy Pendulum Models, and Alogo Pendulum (Ring Pendulum).
Procedure:

See also 3A95.50 in Chaos and Rube Goldberg.

The double planar pendulum shows what the addition of another degree of freedom does to the behavior of a pendulum.  The chaos Pendula are designed so that you may go from one degree of freedom to 5 degrees of freedom in many different configurations, usually used for a deeper understanding of chaotic behavior.

The Alogo pendulum may be started with either the ring in the upward or the downward position by adding the proper counter weight.

Video Credit: Daniel Reinart.

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