1. The Chappaquiddick Incident.
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Cross, Rod
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PHYSICS , *DRAG force , *MOTION analysis - Abstract
The article presents a science experiment on the physics of Senator Edward Kennedy's driving of his vehicle off a Chappaquiddick bridge in Massachusetts in 1969 that would be suitable as a student project. Topics discussed include using and filming a toy vehicle's projection into a water-filled container to calculate a spinning vehicle's air trajectory, the water's drag force, and the vehicle's trajectory in it. Also noted is the analysis of results via the motion analysis software Tracker.
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- 2016
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