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Cool, thanks to everyone for the input.

Phil
Chicago, IL

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From: Informal Science Education Network
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Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2007 3:35 PM
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Subject: Re: Radar guns

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Of course, the big guns have already spoken:
http://www7440.nrlssc.navy.mil/littoral%20dynamics/piv.html

You might try looking at TSI & Dantec on the web.  Particle image
velocimetry has been around a while in commercial form.

Reagan Cole
durham,nc

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>Stuart, great idea! 
>The sand could be set against a graphic that shows the paths of travel
at
>different launch speeds.  Next to the sand, add a stream of water to
compare
>the path of particles with that of a fluid.
> 
>As for measuring the speed of a steel ball, mount two light sensors a
known
>distance apart.  Measure the time as the ball blocks one light sensor,
then
>the other.  A common setup for high school physics experiments.  
>
>-Eric
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