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Acceleration of a Falling, Hinged Board
Description A board hinged at one end is tilted at an angle.
A golf ball is placed on a tee near the unhinged end of the board
The board is allowed to fall. The cup on the board achieves an
acceleration greater than the ball. The ball lands in the cup.
Scaling data 2.54-cm diameter aluminum ball
Board is one meter long from the hinge to tee
Divisions on black-and-white stick are 10.0 cm apart
 (center-to-center)
Video information Non-interlaced
Frame rate = 29.97 fps
Codec = Intel Indeo 3.2
Link to related lab none
Streamed demo clips Connection Window
fast 320x240
fast 240x180
slow 240x180
File Name File Size Window
(kB) Size
board_1.avi 812 640x480
board_1b.avi 410 320x240
board_2.avi 987 640x480
board_2b.avi 440 320x240
board_3.avi 988 640x480
board_3b.avi 400 320x240

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