Re: Coriolis

[brian whatcott <inet@INTELLISYS.NET>]

At 10:23 8/11/99 +0100, Ludwik wrote, in part:
> ...
> it is not a substitute for what one would experience on a
> real merry-go-round platform without horses (3-dim and
> gravity can not be turned off). Perhaps amusement park
> operators can be persuaded to remove horses and affer
> some learning experience for kids on physics days....
> Ludwik Kowalski

It is a sadness to suppose from some posts on the topic,
 that not all kids have been exposed to what is, in many parts
of the world, a standard piece of park furniture, the
 merry-go-round.

 This as often implemented is a rotating platform, often
12 feet or more in diameter, with hand holds, upon which kids can
jump on and off while still or in motion. They develop a ready
insight into some effects of rotation in this way.
 (Watch this space for more on see-saws and swings   :-)


brian whatcott <inet@intellisys.net>
Altus OK