Re: [Phys-l] [tap-l] amazing instruments

[William Robertson <wrobert9@ix.netcom.com>]

They had a couple of those at Logan Airport for a while. I was  
fortunate that they were there the one time I flew in and out of  
Logan. Fascinating.

Bill



On Mar 11, 2011, at 12:53 PM, LaMontagne, Bob wrote:
> Thankfully, a few on the list seemed to get it and remembered the  
> attempts at many museums to build similar wonderful mechanisms. I  
> remember one at the Boston Museum of Science that one could watch  
> with fascination for long periods that had balls rolling down wire  
> ramps, leaping in the air, and bouncing off various objects  
> repeatedly and accurately. Whenever a physics teacher says something  
> is impossible an artist appears to show how to do it.
>
> Bob at PC