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Human Pendulum--Mass of Bob
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First swing the bowling ball pendulum, then replace the bowling ball with the lecturer to demonstrate the dependence of the period on the mass of the bob.


Fishbane Chapter:   7.1
HRW 9th:   8.08
Reese Chapter:   8.9
SJ 3rd Chapter:   7.4
PIRA DCS classification:   3A10.102

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