Slinky released without glove

 

 

Number of coils held

Slinky drop length

10 coils

 

 

drop 1

Observations

 

20 coils

 

 

drop 1

drop 2

Observations

 

30 coils

 

 

drop 1

drop 2

drop 3

Observations

 

40 coils

 

 

drop 1

drop 2

Observations

 

50 coils

 

 

drop 1

Observations

 

 

 

Investigations of Falling Slinky Motion

Introduction

Back to Slinky dropped with glove

On to More slinkies dropped independently

Different types of plastic slinky drops

Observations of a plastic slinky being dropped from different configurations

Different types of metal slinky drops

Observations of a metal slinky, dropped from the vertical relaxed configuration

Physics of a dropped plastic slinky

Results and possible explanations for plastic slinky motion

Physics of a dropped metal slinky

Results and possible explanations for metal slinky motion

Conclusion