October Stories at FCP
The October stories at FCP: Car jumps---how is the car reoriented during flight so that it can land properly on the landing ramp. After all, the gravitational force cannot torque into a new orientation. The world's longest straw, a sure-fire pub challenge. The fire devils of Australia. If you hang a Slinky from one end and then drop it, the motion (or lack of it) can be surprising. www.flyingcircusofphysics.com
Labels: angular momentum, car jumps, falling Slinky, fire devils, straw length