Monkey and hunter

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PIRA index: 1D60.30

Description

A hunter spies a monkey in a tree, takes aim, and fires. At the moment the bullet leaves the gun the monkey lets go of the tree branch and drops straight down.
To simulate this experiment, a ballbearing is aimed upwards at a suspended metal disc. When the ballbearing is shot, the disc is released. The ballbearing will hit the disc because their vertical acceleration is equal.

Equipment

• Double cylindrical tube setup
• Vacuum pump
• Flexible 3/8" diameter hose
• Power cord
• Power bar

Instructions

Intruct please.

Keywords

monkey, fall, ballbearing, shoot, disc, acceleration, vertical, projectile

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