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Description: A partly extended slinky is hung in the air and released for some potentially unexpected results. Instructions: Stand on a stool or the lecture table, allow some of the slink to extend and then drop it. Hazards: Don't fall! Parts: slinky small stool Purchased/Built: purchased Setup Time: none Quant. in Demo Room: 1 Source: Central Scientific Demo References The Video Encyclopedia of Physics Demonstrations Disc 01-18 Hold a slinky so some of it extends downward, then drop it to show the contraction.
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