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Re: [Phys-l] possible projectile lab

Sounds tasty - I prefer to use plumb lines.

:-)

Bob at PC
Merry Christmas and happy times grading finals.

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From: phys-l-bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu [phys-l-bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu] On Behalf Of chuck britton [cvbritton@mac.com]
Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 1:42 PM
To: Forum for Physics Educators
Subject: Re: [Phys-l] possible projectile lab

At 11:41 AM -0600 12/17/09, Brian Whatcott wrote:
Joseph Wise wrote:
/snip/
There is also the issue of "coupling" the counter top with the floor. We
> use a plum line for that. /snip/
>
A fruitful suggestion?

The Grad school low yemp lab I worked in had an oil manometer that
someone had equipped with a plum line to keep it leveled.
It had transformed into a prune line by the time I used it.
But it still worked.
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