Bernoulli Beach Ball
A high-powered blower holds a beach ball aloft.
Harvard Natural Sciences Lecture Demonstrations: Videos
Bernoulli Beach Ball
Coriolis Force
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Shows how observers in a non-inertial reference frame can observe unexpected phenomena. Duration: 1:16 |
Franklin Pond demo
Ben Franklin oil drop on a pond demo
A known volume of olive oil is dropped onto a pollen covered pond. The oil expands to form a monolayer, whose area, divided into the original volume of oil, gives the height of the molecular layer.
Pendulum Waves (Redux)
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An array of 15 individual pendulums with varying natural frequencies produce interesting patterns over a period of 60 seconds. Duration: 1:46 |
Platinum Catalysis
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Platinum catalyst enables periodic combustion of methanol in a flask. Duration: 2:39 |
Synchronization of Metronomes
Synchronization of Metronomes
Five metronomes ticking at nearly the same frequency synchronize when loosely coupled with FoamCore and soda cans.
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