Monday, September 1, 2014
Inertia!
Newtons First Law of inertia states that all objects at rest stay at rest and all objects in motion stay in motion unless acted on by an outside force.
This video is a helpful illustration of the law (and a super cool trick that will make you lots of friends). The egg stays in place and falls into the cup because the outside force of the hand hits the plate, not the egg, and there is minimal friction on the egg because of the toilet paper roll. The egg, because it is at rest, stays at rest even when the plate is taken out from underneath it thanks to the law of inertia!
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Holt, I really like the video you found. The video combined with the explanation the scientist did was another great example of Newton's 1st law, and it will help me engrain the law into my memory.
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