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By: Stew Lowry and Paul Walczak 3/03-5/03
Objective of Project: Our goal in this project was to understand how the velocity of a BB would change while it was being shot through three rubber bands sequentially.2 We initially thought that there would a small decrease in velocity as the BB passed through each of the three rubber bands. To see what actually happens, we used eight flash units to capture eight different images of the BB as it traveled through the three bands; these eight images would be superimposed onto one photograph. Using these photographs we could analyze our experiment, and find out that three bands will actually cause a significant decrease in velocity, and sometimes completely stop the BB while it is in flight. Another observation we made was that different BB speeds would cause the rubber bands to stretch in different shapes. All images on this website are copyrighted and property of Stewart Lowry and Paul Walczak. To use our images contact us at lowryp@ncssm.edu and walczakp@ncssm.edu or contact our instructor Dr. Loren Winters at |
