Fluid mechanics > Statics of fluids > Atmospheric Pressure

CodeDemo NameDescription
2B30.10 Crush Can With Heat
2B30.20 Crush Drum
Crush Drum Demo
Crush Drum Demo
Crush DrumA 55 gal tank is evacuated with a pump and the drum collapses because of atmospheric pressure.
2B30.30 Magdeburg HemispheresEvacuate Magdeburg hemispheres with a pump and try to separate them. They will be hard to separate due to the immense force of the atmospheric pressure.
2B30.45 Inverted GlassFill a bottle with water and place a stiff card over the opening. Invert the bottle and the card stays in place due to atmospheric pressure.
2B30.50 Lifting Rubber SheetLift a chair by placing a thin sheet of rubber with a handle on the seat and pulling up.
2B30.70 Ping Pong Cannon
Cans get annihilated
Cans get annihilated
Ping Pong CannonThis demo is used to show atmospheric pressure. A ping pong ball is placed inside a plastic tube and all of the air is removed. A hunting arrow/knife is then used to puncture the end of the tube with the ping pong ball causing all of the force to be put on the ball and shooting it down the tube, into the soda cans.
2B30.70 Ping Pong Cannon (slo mo)This demo is used to show atmospheric pressure. A ping pong ball is placed inside a plastic tube and all of the air is removed. A hunting arrow is then used to puncture the end of the tube with the ping pong ball causing all of the force to be put on the ball and shooting it down the tube, into the soda cans.
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