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Spray Paint Oscillator

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A can of spray paint is attached to a spring oscillator. A roll of paper is run past the oscillating can. The result is a sine wave on the paper.

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simple and effective display of simple harmonic motion

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MIT Department of Physics Technical Services Group

MIT Department of Physics Technical Services Group

Genre: Science | Updated 3 months ago

Created: September 09, 2008 14:53
Category: Engineering
Tags: math, engineering, mit, wave, physics, paint, spray, science, sine, demonstration, demo, mechanics, oscillator
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (What is this?)
Formats: Flash Video (flv), mov
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