UIUC Physics Lecture Demo: Shoot the Monkey

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Demo # 17

Shoot the Monkey

ID # 17

Description:

A stuffed monkey, "Zip", is shot by a dart aimed directly at him from an air gun. Even though he tries to avoid the dart by jumping from his tree at the moment that the dart is launched, Zip gets hit. This demonstrates the X-Y independence of the dart's and the monkey's motion.

Picture of Shoot the Monkey

Physics Concept:

Mechanics
Kinematics in Two Dimensions
Projectile Motion

The demonstration takes about 2 minutes to perform.