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Description: This demo really gets the students involved in a common physics problem involving Newton's Third Law. Instructions: Have two students stand on the carts and grasp the ends of the rope provided. Have only one student at a time pull on the rope and observe that they both move. Use the long stick for pushing. Hazards: Make sure your students are comfortable standing on the carts, as they could fall off. Parts: two floor carts (or skateboards) a long-ish piece of rope a segment of PVC tubing a medicine ball (if requested) Purchased/Built: built Setup Time: none Quant. in Demo Room: 1 Demo References Freier and Anderson Mg-5b People on two identical roller carts pull each other with a long rope.
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