Inertia

Type of activity: demo

Activity code: Me-043

Description:

Demonstrates inertia. Demo 1: 1) Place mug on a piece of paper or acetate. 2) Pull paper/acetate from underneath the mug very quickly (downward motion). 3) Observe that the mug stays put. Demo 2: 1) Center pipe adapter on the mouth of the bottle (larger end towards bottle). 2) Center the nut on the smaller end of the pipe adapter. 3) Swipe the pipe adapter off, observe the nut falling into the bottle.

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