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(I'm not sure if I posted this topic in the appropriate category. The project I'm discussing is for my school, but seems bigger and different than a homework question. If it's not the right section I'm sorry)
I want to measure the relationship between various aspects of wind generated waves (speed of wind, height and speed of waves, density of the fluid, etc.).
Initially I wanted to use a vacuum-cleaner set to a reverse mode to generate wind and couple of long flower-pots connected to each other as the fluid container. Than I wanted to take pictures of the side of the flower-pot where the shadow casted by water is clearly visible. It would be easy to calculate everything than.
The problem I encountered is the connection of flower-pots. It is really hard for me (if not impossible) to connect it in a way that it is straight and the water does not leak too much. I wanted to buy one long flower-pot (I think at least 2.5 meters for the waves to clarify) but was told the longest they produce is 1 meter in 3 big gardening stores.
I was wondering if you maybe had any ideas how to carry this experiment in a different way?
(I know it's bad that my first post on this forum is a help request, but I am really desperate)
I want to measure the relationship between various aspects of wind generated waves (speed of wind, height and speed of waves, density of the fluid, etc.).
Initially I wanted to use a vacuum-cleaner set to a reverse mode to generate wind and couple of long flower-pots connected to each other as the fluid container. Than I wanted to take pictures of the side of the flower-pot where the shadow casted by water is clearly visible. It would be easy to calculate everything than.
The problem I encountered is the connection of flower-pots. It is really hard for me (if not impossible) to connect it in a way that it is straight and the water does not leak too much. I wanted to buy one long flower-pot (I think at least 2.5 meters for the waves to clarify) but was told the longest they produce is 1 meter in 3 big gardening stores.
I was wondering if you maybe had any ideas how to carry this experiment in a different way?
(I know it's bad that my first post on this forum is a help request, but I am really desperate)
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