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1. Tipcat:
Place a small wooden stick over the edge of a desk. Hit the end of the stick overhanging the table so that it flies away. How is the flight distance related to the relevant parameters? What is the condition for a maximum horizontal distance?
This question seemed interesting so i did an experiment on it... My aim was to find how varying the ratio of the stick on and off the table will vary the horizontal distance travelled.
Data collected so far:
ratio->distance
1.40->119.4
1.86->128.4
2.00->109.8
2.33->115.8
2.53->113
2.75->88.2
Observation: the stick flies in a projectile motion and it rotates as well along its centre of mass
This data didn't seem to provide any linear relation. I tried to study the topic of moment of inertia but got no help. Please help me suggest how to tackle the problem as i can't figure out the physics involved in this... which topic of physics to read? and how to frame a free body diagram for it?
Note: maybe my data is wrong, but i still am not able to identify the physics involved
Place a small wooden stick over the edge of a desk. Hit the end of the stick overhanging the table so that it flies away. How is the flight distance related to the relevant parameters? What is the condition for a maximum horizontal distance?
This question seemed interesting so i did an experiment on it... My aim was to find how varying the ratio of the stick on and off the table will vary the horizontal distance travelled.
Data collected so far:
ratio->distance
1.40->119.4
1.86->128.4
2.00->109.8
2.33->115.8
2.53->113
2.75->88.2
Observation: the stick flies in a projectile motion and it rotates as well along its centre of mass
This data didn't seem to provide any linear relation. I tried to study the topic of moment of inertia but got no help. Please help me suggest how to tackle the problem as i can't figure out the physics involved in this... which topic of physics to read? and how to frame a free body diagram for it?
Note: maybe my data is wrong, but i still am not able to identify the physics involved