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Magnus Effect


 UNIT: Bernoulli's Law

PURPOSE: To demonstrate Bernoulli's Principle and Magnus Effect

EQUIPMENT:
1 2m Pasco Track
2 Cart
3 A Fan
4 Bernoulli's Principle Accessory With String

SUGGESTIONS:
1 Hold on to the accessory while spinning it.
2 Hold the fan parallel to the accessory.

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1. Equipment
2. Spinning up Bernoulli's Accessory on a cart
3. Bernoulli's Accessory spinning on cart
4. The cart moving down the track
5. The cart farther down the track
6. Still farther down the track