"The Schmidt Apparatus" Placing a small sphere at point A, the rod is a released at an angle of approximately 60 degrees to horizontal. Fixed point of rotation at O. Surprisingly (!), the sphere will move downwards slower than the rod and will land in the cup. By calculating the downward acceleration of point A on the rod we can explain the result!

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"The Schmidt Apparatus"
Placing a small sphere at point A, the rod is a released at an angle of approximately 60 degrees to
horizontal. Fixed point of rotation at O.
Surprisingly (!), the sphere will move downwards slower than the rod and will land in the cup.
O
By calculating the downward acceleration of point A on the rod we can explain the result!
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A
Transcribed Image Text:"The Schmidt Apparatus" Placing a small sphere at point A, the rod is a released at an angle of approximately 60 degrees to horizontal. Fixed point of rotation at O. Surprisingly (!), the sphere will move downwards slower than the rod and will land in the cup. O By calculating the downward acceleration of point A on the rod we can explain the result! تر A
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