Suspended slinky on threads for compression wave.
3B20.10 • B+25+20
Longitudinal Waves in a Suspended Slinky. Slinky suspended on strings from a wooden frame. Stretched Slinky is 1 meter long. Striking one end of the spring with a palm sends a traveling longitudinal wave down the spring.
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