Demo: Impulse and Force

While viewing the Force on Smart Cart Vector Display, the cart collides with the end stop with the magnetic bumper and then with an added paper bumper. Both collisions have about the same change in velocity and thus the impulses are the same. However, the paper bumper extends the time of the collision and thus reduces the maximum force.

Grade Level: CollegeHigh School

Subject: Physics

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Featured Equipment

Blue Smart Cart Demonstration Kit

Blue Smart Cart Demonstration Kit

The Blue Smart Cart Demonstration Kit comes with a Blue Smart Cart and all the accessories you need to perform amazing physics demonstrations in kinematics and dynamics. 

Red Smart Cart Demonstration Kit

Red Smart Cart Demonstration Kit

The Red Smart Cart Demonstration Kit comes with a Red Smart Cart and all the accessories you need to perform amazing physics demonstrations in kinematics and dynamics. 

Smart Cart Vector Display

Smart Cart Vector Display

The Smart Cart Vector Display adds visual vectors to your Smart Cart for force, acceleration, or velocity. Connect it to the Smart Cart’s accessory port to visualize vectors in real time!

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