Vacuum Bazooka

Pipe hooked up to a vacuum pump
PIRA: 
2B30.70
Area: 
2 Fluid Mechanics
Topic: 
2B Statics of Fluids
Concept: 
Atmospheric Pressure

 

Place a ping-pong ball in a pipe, seal both ends with mylar, then evacuate. Puncture the ball end of the pipe to propel the ping-pong ball out the other end. Must use caution! This is very loud, so you must have the students cover their ears!

 

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