Terminal Velocity - Coffee Filters

coffee filter
PIRA: 
2C30.65
Area: 
2 Fluid Mechanics
Topic: 
2C Dynamics of Fluids
Concept: 
Viscosity

 

Drop a coffee filter and it falls with a terminal velocity. Next, crumple a filter and drop it.

 

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