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Fan Cart with Sail
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A cart with a sail propelled by a battery powered fan shows interesting third law behavior.


Fishbane Chapter:   4.3
HRW 9th:   5.08
Reese Chapter:   5.6
RHK 5th:   3.6
SJ 3rd Chapter:   4.6
PIRA DCS classification:   1H10.20

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