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Force Board
M-j3b



This is a circular, ruled force table with four moveable pulleys arranged around the edge; four strings pull on a ring in the middle with masses hanging from each string. Used to show the vector sum of forces.


Fishbane Chapter:   4.5
PIRA DCS classification:   1J30.50

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