Cracking Eggs with Physics Majors
Physics 101 students investigated conservation of energy by catapulting eggs across the Great Lawn, applying the principle to a devilish problem—determining the minimum angle of trajectory required to be sure that an egg will actually smash when it hits the ground. Learn more.
For more information, visit:
http://www.reed.edu/reed_magazine/sallyportal/posts/2014/cracking-eggs-with-physics-majors.html.
Submitted by Robin Tovey.
Posted on Oct 30, 2014
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