The Fall 1999 LHU Physics Club Demo Show

More Pictures to come ....


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Some group pictures.

The line up. We all stood behind Aimee and made faces while she introduced us and told us we had to be serious. (She can't be serious.)

Group shot at the end of the show.

Hover Craft

The hover craft was a popular demo. We offered rides to kids after the show. They lined up for it.

Bouncing Balls
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Kevin studies projectile motion. Follow the bouncing balls.

Bed of Nails

Jim takes break from the show and rests on a bed of nails.

Large Lever

The kids had fun lifting their parents on this large lever.

Pen on ring drops into bottle
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Kevin Campbell says the physicists tell him the pen should fall in the jar when he removes the ring. Are they right?

Rocket Cart

Andy prepares for take-off in the rocket cart.

Pressure

Ken with a helper from the audience uses pressure and a garbage bag to lift a person.

Liquid Nitrogen

Ken freezes air with ligquid nitrogen.

Bernoulli Egg

Shawn Wellman demonstrates Bernoulli's principle using a plastic egg.

Andy and Christine have toilet paper flying eveywhere.

Table Cloth Trick

The patient waiter (Andy Crawford) has to deal with an annoying patron (Christine Marshall). She complains about everything till he removes the tablecloth - the physicist's way.

Inertia

Andy Cleveland tries to move a tall stack of cans around the room. He has problems with Newton's 3rd law.

Center-of-Mass

John designs an odd looking structure that seems out of balance.
Click here for Plans for this Center-of-Mass Stand