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Compression Waves & Sound
Physics in the Tool Shed: Toolaballoonaphone
Take an exercise ball, some fish net and some old wrenches and presto! You’ve got a music machine.
Physics on the Kitchen Table: Base Isolated Buildings
Explore what happens to building during an earthquake.
Physics in the Kitchen: The Dancing Ping Pong Ball
Amaze your friends with the dancing ping pong ball. It's not magic...It's science!
Physics in the Kitchen: The Musical Turkey Baster
In the kitchen there are plenty of gadgets that illustrate numerous laws and theories of physics, but none are music to my ears like the musical turkey baster.
Singing Rod
While everyone knows that the world needs more cowbell, it is a little known fact that an aluminum rod can sing to your heart’s content.
Physics in a Toroidal Vortex: Air Cannon
You are about to build your very own toroidal vortex generator. This device will efficiently transport air across the room in a dazzling display of fluid dynamics.
Physics at Your Desk: Drumming Fingers
Most of us hear things all the time – the click of the keys on the keyboard, the notes to our favorite songs, cracks of thunder that accompany a storm…but how does sound travel?
