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On Jul 8, 2013, at 5:41 AM, Charlie Stout <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> The spinning egg is of course a completely different phenomenon. I'm pleased to share this Eagle Scout project: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec4u4BfS4tE.
> -- Charlie Stout, Director of Exhibits, Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum
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> From: Informal Science Education Network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of marilyn hoyt
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> Subject: Re: The mysterious spinning Egyptian statue
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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...
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> 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
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>> Here are two YouTube movies that I made to show how vibration can
>> cause certain objects to rotate:
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>> This one shows a rounded-base 'rattleback':
>> http://youtu.be/LmCkIURDlq4
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>> This one shows how an irregularly-shaped base can rotate similarly:
>> http://youtu.be/9noU9M5rr-w
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>> 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:
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>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/interactives/9193714537/in/set-7215763445
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>> I reckon that this 'mystery' presents a fabulous SciComm challenge and
>> opportunity.
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>> Promoting public engagement with science through a contagious delight
>> in phenomena
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>> Give people facts and you feed their minds for an hour.
>> Awaken curiosity and they feed their own minds for a lifetime.
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> Norma Cohen, Financial Times, 6/5/13.
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