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I saw a version of this running with a spinning metallic "egg" in a bowl
over 3 rotors in the Bardhaman Science Center serving an isolated rural
village in India yesterday.  Everyone understood what was happening.
 (Birla Industrial & Technology Museum in Kolkata is the hub of the
satellite rural museum network which includes Bardhaman.  Amazing, high
quality work going on)  This is where we can make a difference...


On Fri, Jul 5, 2013 at 8:04 PM, Ian Russell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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> I remain dismayed and fascinated by the public's largely irrational
> response
> to Manchester Museum's 'spinning statue' (not very far from my home). I
> believe the story has spread all round the world.
> http://bit.ly/120FZIu
>
> Here are two YouTube movies that I made to show how vibration can cause
> certain objects to rotate:
>
> This one shows a rounded-base 'rattleback':
> http://youtu.be/LmCkIURDlq4
>
> This one shows how an irregularly-shaped base can rotate similarly:
> http://youtu.be/9noU9M5rr-w
>
> Here is a photo I took with my phone, clearly showing the curvature of the
> statuette's base. This is a useful image that makes the rotation seem
> considerably less mysterious, and strongly supports the 'rattleback'
> explanation:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/interactives/9193714537/in/set-7215763445389255
> 8
>
> I reckon that this 'mystery' presents a fabulous SciComm challenge and
> opportunity.
>
> Promoting public engagement with science
> through a contagious delight in phenomena
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> Awaken curiosity and they feed their own minds for a lifetime.
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-- 
Interesting bit:
...*rural America...15% of the population ... spread across 72% of the land
area*
 Norma Cohen, Financial Times, 6/5/13.

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