Speakers
Henry Hilgendorf
(Virginia Tech)
Tatsu Takeuchi
(Virginia Tech)
Description
In this demo, we roll cylindrical objects down a ramp to see which one reaches the bottom first. The speed is determined by how the initial gravitational potential energy is shared between the translational and rotational kinetic energies of the rolling object. The highlight of the demo is the race between Frozen and Thawed cans of orange juice.
Primary authors
Henry Hilgendorf
(Virginia Tech)
Tatsu Takeuchi
(Virginia Tech)
