Dropping Lead Shot

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Dropping Lead Shot

A cylinder with a thermometer next to it

PIRA: 4B60.10

Materials: Tube filled with BBs, Thermometer

This demo is to show how the by-product of some mechanical movements is heat. This is done by placing a thermometer in the hole for the thermometer and flipping the tube multiple times and noticing the difference in temperature. This will show that the mechanical movements produce heat.