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Old 07-02-2012, 08:49 AM   #1
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Default Wanna see something spooky?

Simple Harmonic (and non-harmonic) Motion, as a thread title sounded a bit boring.

Don't even need to roll up for this one.

http://sciencedemonstrations.fas.har...onte nt341734
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Old 07-02-2012, 09:30 AM   #2
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That was VERY cool.
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Old 07-02-2012, 09:35 AM   #3
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That was VERY cool.
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That was cool. Be really neat stoned....
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Old 07-02-2012, 09:54 AM   #5
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It's really cool.
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Nice!!!!

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Meh! solved that problem long ago by buying tighter underwear.
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Good one, Ross!
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Surely it's the length of the string that causes its duration of travel, and nothing more mysterious than that. Pretty, tho.
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