VOODOO DROP Have you ever wondered what it feels like to be in free fall? The Tower of Doom lets you have the experience (without the unpleasant crash at the bottom!) OBJECTIVE: To analyze how forces acting on you change during a free fall ride by using the concepts of kinematics and the impulse-momentum theorem. MEASUREMENTS WHILE Section of Ride Measured Times Average Time WATCHING (seconds) (seconds) Time several Going Up drops and record Free fall Section the average time Stopping Section here. Section of Ride Accelerometer READINGS ON RIDE Reading Use the Accelerometer on the ride and Going Up record your data here Waiting at Top Free Fall Section Stopping Section OBSERVATIONS Section of Ride Sensation compared to normal weight (normal, larger, For each portion of the ride, smaller, none) describe the FORCES THE Going Up RIDER actually FEELS. Waiting at Top Free Fall Section Stopping Section When did the accelerometer read closest to zero? Why does this make sense? When did the accelerometer read closest to 1.0? What was your motion at this location? When did you experience the greatest force?
VOODOO DROP Have you ever wondered what it feels like to be in free fall? The Tower of Doom lets you have the experience (without the unpleasant crash at the bottom!) OBJECTIVE: To analyze how forces acting on you change during a free fall ride by using the concepts of kinematics and the impulse-momentum theorem. MEASUREMENTS Section of Ride Measured Times (seconds) Average Time (seconds) Going Up Free fall Section Stopping Section WHILE WATCHING Time several drops and record the average time here. Section of Ride Accelerometer Reading Going Up Waiting at Top Free Fall Section Stopping Section READINGS ON RIDE Use the Accelerometer on the ride and record your data here OBSERVATIONS Section of Ride Sensation compared to normal weight (normal, larger, smaller, none) Going Up Waiting at Top Free Fall Section Stopping Section For each portion of the ride, describe the FORCES THE RIDER actually FEELS. When did the accelerometer read closest to zero? Why does this make sense? When did the accelerometer read closest to 1.0? What was your motion at this location? When did you experience the greatest force?
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