Inertia Weights

Two weights hanging on strings attached to a horizontal bar
PIRA: 
1F20.10
Area: 
1 Mechanics
Topic: 
1F Newton's First Law
Concept: 
Inertia of Rest

 

Two identical masses are suspended from a horizontal bar. Grasping the lower string, pull slowly to break the upper string. A quicker pull will break the lower string.

 

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