A way to measure force...

04-09-2006, 00:23

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Re: A way to measure force...

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Originally Posted by KenWittlief

or setup a light sensor light gate, with the projectile passing infront of two light sensors, spaced out a few feet apart

Wouldn't one photogate work, if the object to be measured has a known length? (That's how I think I recall us doing it in high school physics, combined with a 3-by-5 card.)

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