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Throwing Foam Slab
M-d4b



A slab of foam has its center of mass marked with a black dot; this dot follows a parabolic path when the slab is thrown.


Fishbane Chapter:   8.6
HRW 9th:   9.03
Reese Chapter:   9.910
RHK 5th:   7.01
SJ 3rd Chapter:   8.6
PIRA DCS classification:   1D40.10

Physics Lecture Demonstrations at the Department of Physics and Astronomy
The Johns Hopkins University