Tablecloth Pull

Man pulling table cloth out from under a table setting
PIRA: 
1F20.30
Area: 
1 Mechanics
Topic: 
1F Newton's First Law
Concept: 
Inertia of Rest

 

Jerk a tablecloth out from under a place setting.

This demo requires practice! Our tablecloth has no border and doesn't stretch, but a bad pull can still send dishes everywhere.

 

Demo Contact

Scott Thomas
Demonstration Manager
828-262-2435
thomassa@appstate.edu