Rotating loop of chain rolls across bench.

1D50.70 • A+0+57

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Circular Motion: Travelling Chain Hoop. A flexible Chain Hoop is mounted on a disk attached to a motor. As the motor is brought up to speed, the chain can be pried off of the disk with a stick. The chain hoop will be seen to race down the table as though it were a solid hoop.

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