Congratulations to Ethan on a spectacular Science project! Once again borrowing from one of his favorite shows, Mythbusters, Ethan tried the phonebook experiment. This is when you interlock two phonebooks (or any books really), overlapping each page. Once they are all interlocked, it is impossible to pull the books apart. (Although Mythbusters finally pulled them apart with two tanks!)
Why is that you say? Well, we discovered, it is due to friction. The more sheets of paper you have on top of each other, the more friction is created. Who knew? Supercool!
Why is that you say? Well, we discovered, it is due to friction. The more sheets of paper you have on top of each other, the more friction is created. Who knew? Supercool!
Ethan and Connor trying to pull the phonebooks apart.
Wayne and Ethan added weights to try and pull with more force.
2 comments:
What a fun project. I'm going to have to show Cole!
I loved seeing his display! The kids were amazed!
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