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    Lab question regarding cylinders

    pipes are a bad idea because i would need at least 15 data different data values and i can't really slowly increase or reduce the radius i also need uniform density so i can't use different types of pipes freezing a can would also just give 2 data values which would not be enough i think...
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    Lab question regarding cylinders

    hi im trying to do a lab on rotational inertia of a hollow cylinder i plan to roll a hollow cylinder down an incline and see how the inner radius, outer radius, and mass affects the final translational velocity but i am not sure what i can use for the cylinder to sufficiently control and...
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    Using a Wind Tunnel to Determine Drag Coefficient: An Experimental Approach

    for some reason i can't see whatever video or link you posted can u show me the url?
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    Using a Wind Tunnel to Determine Drag Coefficient: An Experimental Approach

    Homework Statement I made a wind tunnel for a science project and i am trying to determine its windspeed. I decided to suspend a pingpong ball on a string in the wind tunnel and measure the angle change. But to do this i need to calculate the drag force and i cannot do this without knowing the...
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    Physics Extended Essay Topic Question

    @ AEM: thank you for the in depth reply! really helped a lot! :D @Dadface: yea I've in fact considered it but i thought that something that is airborne will be more interesting. if this is too difficult maybe i'll fall back on that :)
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    Physics Extended Essay Topic Question

    oh thanks for all the help but my essay supervisor said that experimental papers usually get scored higher than theoretical ones is it very difficult to set up some kind of apparatus to make this work out? and wat kind of lab equipment would i need?
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    Physics Extended Essay Topic Question

    im not sure if this is the right place to ask but.. im currently taking the International Baccalaureate and I've decided to write my extended essay on physics the extended essay is basically a 3000-4000 word essay we write on one of the subjects we learn i've decided to write an...