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    Understanding Projectile Motion: Free Body Diagram of a Tipcat

    Homework Statement Place a small wooden stick over the edge of a desk. Hit the end of the stick overhanging the table so that it flies away. Draw a free body diagram during the impact and after it flies away. Homework Equations Torque, Impulse, Angular momentum, Projectile motion, Moment...
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    Graduate How Does Stick Length Placement Affect Projectile Motion in Tipcat Experiments?

    Thnx for replying, Stick is 30 cm long and is cylinderical in shape A spring with its spring constant known is used to apply a contant force. I have attachted pictures of my experimental setup please have a look. There is a concern regarding the setup-> I did shift the position of the...
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    Graduate How Does Stick Length Placement Affect Projectile Motion in Tipcat Experiments?

    1. Tipcat: Place a small wooden stick over the edge of a desk. Hit the end of the stick overhanging the table so that it flies away. How is the flight distance related to the relevant parameters? What is the condition for a maximum horizontal distance? This question seemed interesting so i...