![Two weights hanging on strings attached to a horizontal bar](https://physics.appstate.edu/sites/default/files/1f20_10.jpg)
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.
Demo Contact
Scott Thomas
Demonstration Manager
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