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Free Fall in a Vacuum
P.I.R.A. #: 1C 20.10
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Demonstrates: Objects falling at the same rate in a vacuum.
Description: Feather, penny, a piece of paper all fall at the same rate when the chamber is evacuated.
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| Condition: good. |
Size: Vacuum Pump: H 64" x W21" x L 23". Free Fall Chamber: 63 1/2" x 3". |
Hazard: Face smacker. |
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Instructions: Show how objects fall at different rates, then evacuate chamber with vacuum pump for approximately 2 minutes, close chamber valve, disconnect hose and show obj.cts falling again.
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| Items Used: Vacuum pump, hose, free fall chamber. |
| Notes: Use vacuum pump and valve to seal tube. |
| Schematic: none. |
Tech Specs (PDF format): none. |
| Mathematical Description / Measured Results: none. |
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Web Links: The Apollo 15 Hammer-Feather Drop
History: Galileo
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