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ERIC Number: EJ913095
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Feb
Pages: 3
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0031-921X
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Physics in a Glitter Ball
Trikosko, Walter
Physics Teacher, v49 n2 p110-112 Feb 2011
Maui Toys' Water Bouncer (Fig. 1) is a water-filled ball containing glitter. Buy one and put it on your desk and students can't keep their hands off of it. Pitch the ball in the air giving it a quick spin. When you catch it you will see a sparkling vortex. Twist the ball around different ways and the angular momentum of the fluid keeps the axis of the glitter vortex fixed in one direction.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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