This very simple to perform demo can be made very memorable by ensuring the students see it as a discrepant event. Students are expecting to see a free fall but instead see a low terminal velocity with no obvious source of friction.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8o9ENgZl4c “This year’s prize is about light.” Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Permanent Secretary Staffan Normark. “The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences... read more
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